Proof-of-concept to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Prednisone in Idiosyncratic Hepatotoxicity (DILICORT)

April 4, 2024 updated by: Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud

Proof-of-concept Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Prednisone in the Treatment of Idiosyncratic Hepatotoxicity and Its Mechanistic Pathways Through an Integrative Analysis: the DILI-CORT Clinical Trial

This trial´s aim is to assess if oral prednisone (compared to placebo), administered over five weeks is beneficial in terms of decreased total bilirubin (TBL): reduction of the peak of TBL at least 50% at 14 days or reduction in the time to normalisation of TBL value.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Not yet recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This trial´s aim is to assess if oral prednisone (compared to placebo), administered over five weeks is beneficial in terms of decreased total bilirubin (TBL): reduction of the peak of TBL at least 50% at 14 days or reduction in the time to normalisation of TBL value, and to assess if oral prednisone (compared to placebo) is safe and well tolerated in patients with acute moderate to severe DILI.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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60

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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  • Name: Mª Isabel Lucena, PhD
  • Phone Number: 34952131572
  • Email: lucena@uma.es

Study Contact Backup

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Female and male patients, aged ≥ 18 years.
  2. Patients who have been diagnosed with DILI by the expert committee.
  3. Patients with moderate to severe DILI (elevations of ALT or AST ≥ 5 times the Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) and serum TBL ≥ 2.5 mg/dL).
  4. Patients who do not show a 15% reduction in ALT values or TBL continues to increase 5-10 days after liver damage recognition despite the withdrawal of the culprit drug.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. No clear DILI diagnosis after an expert committee DILI assessment.
  2. DILI due to immune-checkpoint inhibitors.
  3. Presence of active infection as evidenced by positive urine or blood culture.
  4. Acute liver failure (international normalized ratio (INR) > 1.5 and hepatic encephalopathy).
  5. Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) ≥ 30.
  6. Known hypersensitivity to prednisone or placebo components.
  7. Pregnant or nursing mothers.
  8. Co-existing infection with hepatitis C, hepatitis B, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  9. Patients already receiving systemic steroids or other immunosuppressants.
  10. Inability to provide informed consent.
  11. Presence of clinically significant comorbid illnesses (by clinician's criteria) that might impede the completion of the study.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Placebo Comparator: Placebo treatment
Placebo
Drug: Prednisone
Placebo
Other Names:
  • Comparator
Active Comparator: Active treatment
Oral prednisone
Drug: Prednisone
Placebo
Other Names:
  • Comparator

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Total bilirubin
Time Frame: Through study completation, an average 2 years
To assess if oral prednisone (compared to placebo), administered over five weeks is beneficial in terms of decreased total bilirubin (TBL): reduction of the peak of TBL at least 50% at 14 days or reduction in the time to normalisation of TBL value.
Through study completation, an average 2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Peak alanine aminotransferase level
Time Frame: 2 years
Comparison prednisone/placebo when reducing peak alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and international normalized ratio (INR) values by at least 50% at day 7 or reducing the time to normalisation.
2 years
Aspartate aminotransferase level
Time Frame: 2 years
Comparison prednisone/placebo when reducing peak alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and international normalized ratio (INR) values by at least 50% at day 7 or reducing the time to normalisation.
2 years
International normalized ratio values
Time Frame: Through study completation, an average 2 years
Comparison prednisone/placebo when reducing peak alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and international normalized ratio (INR) values by at least 50% at day 7 or reducing the time to normalisation.
Through study completation, an average 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Raúl Andrade, PhD, SAS

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

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May 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 31, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 12, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 1, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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February 9, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 5, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 4, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • DILICORT

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

National and international webs, manuscript

IPD Sharing Time Frame

After 3 years

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Open access

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • ICF
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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