Treatment of HOsPitalised Inpatients for Hepatitis C (TOPIC): Therapeutic Intervention Enhancing Care Linkage in People Who Inject Drugs (TOPIC)

May 21, 2026 updated by: Kirby Institute

Treatment of HOsPitalised Inpatients for Hepatitis C (TOPIC): Strategic Therapeutic Intervention to Enhance Linkage to Care in People Who Inject Drugs

This study will evaluate the proportion of patients achieving confirmed SVR12 (undetectable HCV RNA at time point 12 weeks plus post treatment commencement) in patients hospitalised for IRID (injecting related infectious diseases) and commencing inpatient DAA treatment within public hospital services.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This study will be conducted as a Phase IV, multicentre, sequential cohort trial.

60 participants will be enrolled from participating hospital inpatient services. They will be evaluated for eligibility by the use of rapid point-of-care (POC) confirmation of viraemia in people who inject drugs (PWID) hospitalised for IRID. The period of hospitalisation for management of IRID, particularly when prolonged, may represent an ideal opportunity to engage HCV-infected PWID and a potential important strategy for broader HCV elimination.

Eligible patients will be enrolled into one of two treatment cohorts A and B.

A) 30 patients will immediately commence treatment whilst an inpatient of G/P (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) with continuation of therapy and follow-up in viral hepatitis services post discharge (standard duration therapy).

Following the successful completion of Cohort A, eligible patients will be enrolled into Cohort B.

B) 30 patients will immediately commence treatment whilst an inpatient of 4 weeks of SOF/G/P (sofosbuvir/glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) with continuation of therapy and follow-up in viral hepatitis services post discharge (short duration therapy).

Any patient with recurrent viraemia during follow-up will be genotyped +/- sequenced to exclude re-infection. If relapse is confirmed the patient will be offered re-treatment with standard of care (SOC) salvage therapy based on results of resistance testing.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

21

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

    • New South Wales
      • Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 2031
        • Prince of Wales Hospital
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2010
        • St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2148
        • Blacktown Mt Druitt Hospital
      • Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 2145
        • Westmead Hospital
    • South Australia
      • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000
        • Royal Adelaide Hospital
    • Victoria
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3004
        • The Alfred Hospital
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3065
        • St Vincent's Hospital

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible to participate in this study.

  1. Have voluntarily signed the informed consent form.
  2. 18 years of age or older.
  3. Injected drugs within the last 6 months
  4. Hospitalised with an IRID with an anticipated inpatient stay of > 1 week

    Participants must meet the following additional inclusion criteria to be treated in this study.

  5. HCV RNA positive
  6. Compensated liver disease
  7. Documented non-cirrhotic at enrolment with a qualifying liver FibroScan ≤ 9.5 kpA
  8. If co-infection with HIV is documented, the subject must meet the following criteria:

    1. ART naïve with CD4 T cell count >500 cells/mm3; OR
    2. On a stable ART regimen (containing only permissible ART) for >4 weeks prior to screening visit, with CD4 T cell count ≥200 cells/mm3 and a plasma HIV RNA level below the limit of detection.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants who meet any of the exclusion criteria are not to be enrolled in this study.

  1. Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent or abide by the requirements of the study
  2. Actively intoxicated.

    Participants that meet any of the additional exclusion criteria are not to be treated in this study.

  3. History of any of the following:

    b. Clinical hepatic compensation (i.e. ascites, encephalopathy or variceal haemorrhage) c. Solid organ transplant d. History of severe, life-threatening or other significant sensitivity to study drugs (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir/sofosbuvir) or any excipients of the study drugs

  4. Creatinine clearance (CLcr) < 30 mL/min at screening (Cohort B only)
  5. Pregnant or nursing female
  6. Decompensated liver disease
  7. Use of prohibited concomitant medications
  8. Chronic use of systemically administered immunosuppressive agents (e.g. prednisone equivalent > 10 mg/day for >2 weeks)
  9. Prior treatment failure with an NS5A based DAA regimen

Patients without an IRID but who fulfill all other criteria and are admitted with an expected duration of stay > 1 week may also be included at discretion of study team.

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cohort A: 8 weeks G/P standard therapy
8 weeks treatment of a three fixed-dose combination of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir 100/40 mg tablets administered once daily with food (standard duration therapy).
8 weeks of 3 x co-formulated tablets of glecaprevir (100mg) and pibrentasvir (40mg) once daily or 4 weeks of 1 tablet sofosbuvir 400 mg and a three fixed-dose combination of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir 100/40 mg tablets administered once daily
Experimental: Cohort B: 4 weeks SOF/G/P shortened therapy
4 weeks treatment of 1 tablet sofosbuvir 400 mg and a three fixed-dose combination of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir 100/40 mg tablets administered once daily with food (shortened duration therapy).
8 weeks of 3 x co-formulated tablets of glecaprevir (100mg) and pibrentasvir (40mg) once daily or 4 weeks of 1 tablet sofosbuvir 400 mg and a three fixed-dose combination of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir 100/40 mg tablets administered once daily
4 weeks of 1 x sofosbuvir (400mg) tablet and 3 x co-formulated tablets of glecaprevir (100mg) and pibrentasvir (40mg) once daily

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
SVR12 outcomes for all total patient population
Time Frame: 12 weeks post completion of commenced treatment
To evaluate the proportion of patients achieving confirmed SVR12 (undetectable HCV RNA at time point 12 weeks plus post treatment commencement) in patients hospitalised for IRID and commencing inpatient DAA treatment within public hospital services.
12 weeks post completion of commenced treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 12, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 11, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

September 15, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 31, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 6, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

June 10, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 26, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 21, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

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