Pilot Study of Patients Chronic Hepatitis C in Co-infected HIV Patients Relapsers After Previous Therapies (PILOT-NR)

September 4, 2009 updated by: Hospital Carlos III, Madrid

Treatment of Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Co-infected With HIV Relapsers or Non Responders, Previous Exposed to Sub-optimal Therapies: Open, Pilot Trial

To determine the efficacy and safety of Peginterferón alfa-2a (40 KD) plus Ribavirin in patients who have relapsed or not responded to a previous suboptimal therapy based in Interferon.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

An important number of co-infected patients were treated suboptimally in the past with others ineffective therapies interferon-based.

All co-infected patients should be an opportunity of retreatment with actually therapies.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
    • Madrid
      • Madrid., Madrid, Spain, 28029
        • Hospital Carlos III

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female patients between 18 and 65 years of age
  • Anti-HCV positive
  • Detectable plasma HCV-RNA
  • Relapsers after treatment with interferon o peginterferon +/- ribavirin
  • HIV positive
  • CD4 >/= 200 cell

  • Patients on clinically stable liver disease with:

    • Hgb >/= 12 g/dL in women or 13 g/dL in men
    • Leucocytes >/= 3000 mm3
    • Neutrophil count (ANC) >/= 1500 cells/mm3
    • Platelet count >/= 100.000 cells/mm3
    • Normal prothrombin, bilirubin, albumin, creatinine and uric acid
  • HBsAg negative
  • With antecedents of diabetes or hypertension is necessary an previous ocular exploration

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women with ongoing pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Positive test at screening for anti-HAV IgM Ab, HBsAg, anti-HBc IgM Ab, HBeAg
  • Hemochromatosis
  • Deficit of alfa-1 antitrypsin
  • Wilson disease
  • Alcoholic liver disease
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Hepatitis by toxin exposures
  • Hepatitis by obesity
  • Hemoglobinopathy (e.g. thalassemia)
  • History or other evidence of bleeding from esophageal varices or other conditions consistent with decompensated liver disease
  • Hepatocarcinoma observed in the liver ecography.
  • History of severe psychiatric disease, especially depression. Severe psychiatric disease is defined as treatment with an antidepressant medication or a major tranquilizer at therapeutic doses for major depression or psychosis, respectively, for at least 3 months at any previous time or any history of the following: a suicidal attempt, hospitalization for psychiatric disease, or a period of disability due to a psychiatric disease
  • History of a severe seizure disorder or current anticonvulsant use
  • History of significant cardiac disease that could be worsened by acute anemia (e.g. NYHA Functional Class III or IV, myocardial infarction within 6 months, ventricular tachyarrhythmias requiring ongoing treatment, unstable angina)
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • History of immunologically mediated disease (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, lupus erythematosus, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, scleroderma, severe psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis)
  • History or other evidence of chronic pulmonary disease associated with functional limitation
  • Drug use within 6 months of 1st dose and excessive alcohol consumption.
  • Concomitant treatment with ddI
  • Male partners of women who are pregnant

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin
Drug: Peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin adjusted to body weight
PegInterferon 180 mcg/week, Adjusted body weight Ribavirin (1000 mg <75 kg, 1200 mg >75 kg)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
% of patients with RNA-HCV undetectable
Time Frame: 24 weeks after end of treatment
24 weeks after end of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
% of patients with RNA-HCV undetectable at different moments of the treatment according genotype, viremia, liver fibrosis, number of CD4 cells and previous therapy
Time Frame: At weeks 4, 12, 24 and 48 on treatment
At weeks 4, 12, 24 and 48 on treatment
Ribavirin levels
Time Frame: At weeks 4, 12, 24 and 48 on treatment
At weeks 4, 12, 24 and 48 on treatment
Impact of dose reduction peg-interferon and/or ribavirin
Time Frame: At weeks 4, 12, 24 and 48 on treatment
At weeks 4, 12, 24 and 48 on treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospital Carlos III, Madrid

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Vicente Soriano, Dr, Hospital Carlos III. Madrid. Spain

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 17, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 17, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

September 18, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 7, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 4, 2009

Last Verified

September 1, 2009

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2005-001192-34

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