Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

NCT number NCT00148031
Other study ID # SUNY UMU IRB # 4929
Secondary ID R01DA016764
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received September 2, 2005
Last updated April 23, 2013
Start date September 2003
Est. completion date March 2007

Study information

Verified date April 2013
Source State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Federal Government
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The overall goal of the research project is to improve the outcome of medical care for injection drug users (IDUs) with Hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection.

Hypothesis: An intervention designed to improve the rate of HCV treatment completion and sustained virologic response (SVR) in IDUs will increase access by integrating HCV medical care into a substance abuse treatment program.


Description:

The overall goal of the proposed health services research project is to improve the outcome of medical care for injection drug users (IDUs) with Hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection. This will be done by testing an intervention designed to improve the rate of HCV treatment completion and sustained virologic response (SVR) in IDUs. This intervention will increase access by integrating HCV medical care into a substance abuse treatment program. HCV infection is endemic among IDUs, and is associated with significant medical morbidity. While antiviral treatments are improving rapidly, providing HCV medical care for IDUs remains problematic for a number of reasons. IDUs often do not have adequate access to HCV diagnosis and treatment services, and they may have co-morbid psychiatric diagnoses that affect the ability to withstand the demands of HCV treatment. Therefore, this study will also examine psychiatric disorders and psychiatric symptoms in IDUs who are infected with Hepatitis C virus.

The proposed project is a five-year program consisting of a controlled clinical trial, studying 220 patients with HCV infection enrolled in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). The HCV Medical Care Study is a randomized trial to test the efficacy of On-site HCV Medical Care provided at the MMT program versus Off-site care at the Gastroenterology (GI) Clinic. HCV antibody positive MMT patients (N=220) will be randomly assigned to receive HCV medical services either through an integrated delivery model located on-site in the MMT clinic, or through usual off-site referral to the GI Clinic. The main outcomes will be the rates of attaining SVR and completion of HCV treatment, as well as other measures of HCV-related health outcomes and quality of life. Participants will be evaluated for Axis I psychiatric diagnoses and will complete psychiatric measures at monthly intervals throughout the study. Psychiatric diagnosis will be made using the Structured Psychiatric Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID) and psychiatric symptom severity will be assessed for depression, mania, anxiety, and psychosis. Drug use measures, and quality of life measures will also be obtained. These data are expected to yield new knowledge about the efficacy of providing on-site HVC medical care in substance abuse treatment programs. They will provide a comparison of psychiatric diagnoses and psychiatric symptom presentation in HCV positive IDUs who choose to receive HCV treatment and those who do not choose to follow through with HCV treatment and will describe changes in psychiatric symptoms before, during, and after HCV medical care. Finally, the studies will also provide information about the influence of psychiatric symptoms and drug and alcohol use on HCV medical outcomes such as treatment completion and SVR.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 111
Est. completion date March 2007
Est. primary completion date March 2007
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18-65 years of age.

2. Enrolled in outpatient methadone maintenance treatment for greater than 3 months.

3. Hepatitis C RNA positive.

4. Willingness to accept HCV treatment.

5. Subject has non-VA (Veteran's Administration) medical insurance or is willing to bear any and all expenses associated with Hepatitis C medical treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. In need of inpatient drug or alcohol detoxification.

2. Currently receiving the standard Hepatitis C treatment

3. Unable to give adequate informed consent.

4. Pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant during HCV treatment or within 6 months following completion of treatment.

5. Male subject who has a female sexual partner who is pregnant or planning to become pregnant at any time during HCV treatment or within 6 months following completion of treatment.

6. Female subject or male subject who has a female sexual partner who is of child bearing years and not using two medically approved forms of contraception.

7. Subject has made a commitment to attend residential care psychiatric or drug/alcohol rehabilitation, which would lead to unavailability to attend regularly scheduled medical care and research visits.

8. Subject did not attend all required screening appointments.

9. Subject has a legal proceeding whose outcome may lead to incarceration within 3 months of intake.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Drug:
Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin
Both groups with receive the same medical intervention but offered at different locations
Behavioral:
Psychosocial
Assessment of the likelihood of HCV treatment initiation and completion
On-site (MMT Clinic) HCV evaluation and treatment
Standard HCV treatment with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin
Off-site HCV evaluation and treatment
Standard HCV treatment with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Crouse Chemical Dependency Treatment Services Syracuse New York
United States SUNY Upstate Medical University - Department of Gastroenterology Syracuse New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (7)

Batki, S.L., Canfield, K., Lundell, S., Levine, R., Donohue, L., Amodio, K. (oral presentation) Characteristics of opioid-dependent patients seeking Hepatitis C treatment. College on the Problems of Drug Dependence, Orlando, June.

Batki, S.L., Canfield, K.M., Cole, C., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Dimmock, J., Pham, H., Smythe, E. (oral presentation) Quality of life in MMT patients with untreated HCV infection. College on the Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, June 2006.

Batki, S.L., Canfield, K.M., Cole, C., Smyth, E., Pham, H., Ploutz-Snyder, R.; Amodio, K., Manser, K., Knoeller, G., Strutynski, K., Levine, R., Dimmock J.A. (2007) (abstract) Psychiatric diagnosis and psychiatric symptom severity in methadone treatment p

Batki, S.L., Canfield, K.M., Smyth, E., Amodio, K., Manser, K., Levine, R.A. (poster presentation) Effects of medical and psychiatric comorbidity on HCV treatment eligibility in methadone maintenance. College on the Problems of Drug Dependence, Annual Mee

Batki, S.L., Srinath, A.K., Cornell, M.E., Bowman, M., Peek, R.M.H., Wade, M., Dimmock, J., Abdul-Hamid, M. (2005) Depression and Substance Use in Methadone Patients with Hepatitis C. American Journal on Addictions 14:304-5.

Batki, S.L.; Canfield, K.; Cole, C.; Smyth, E.; Ploutz-Snyder, R.; Levine, R.; Amodio, K.; Knoeller, G.; Strutynski, K.; Manser, K.; Dimmock, J.A. (oral presentation) Hepatitis C treatment progress by methadone maintenance patients: Preliminary analysis o

Cornell, M.E., Peek, R.M.H., Batki, S.L. (2002) Hepatitis C in an Upstate New York methadone treatment population: Preliminary analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 66:S36-37.

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Efficacy of On-site versus Off-site delivery of HCV medical care for methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients, as evaluated by the proportion of patients achieving sustained virological response (SVR). 5 years No
Secondary psychiatric diagnoses and symptom severity 5 years No
See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Completed NCT03686722 - Effect of Co-administration of Metformin and Daclatasvir on the Pharmacokinetis and Pharmacodynamics of Metformin Phase 1
Recruiting NCT04510246 - Link Hepatitis C Notifications to Treatment in Tasmania N/A
Completed NCT03413696 - Effects of Health Literacy and HCV Knowledge on HCV Treatment Willingness in HIV-coinfected Patients
Completed NCT03118674 - Harvoni Treatment Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Phase 2
Completed NCT03109457 - Hepatitis C Virus Detection in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Completed NCT01458054 - Effect of Omeprazole and Ritonavir on GSK2336805 Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Adults Phase 1
Completed NCT03740230 - An Observational Study of Maviret (Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir) for Korean Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 1 to 6 Patients According to the Standard for Re-examination of New Drugs
Completed NCT03426787 - Helping Empower Liver and Kidney Patients N/A
Completed NCT03627299 - Renal Transplants in Hepatitis C Negative Recipients With Nucleic Acid Positive Donors Phase 4
Completed NCT00006301 - Immune Response to Hepatitis C Virus
Active, not recruiting NCT03949764 - The Kentucky Viral Hepatitis Treatment Study Phase 4
Completed NCT03365635 - Administration of Zepatier (Grazoprevir Plus Elbasvir) in Chronic Hemodialysis (HD) Patients With Hepatitis C Phase 4
Recruiting NCT04405024 - Pilot Study on the Feasibility of Systematic Hepatitis C Screening of Hospitalized Patients N/A
Completed NCT04525690 - Improving Inpatient Screening for Hepatitis C N/A
Completed NCT04033887 - Evaluation Study of RDTs Detecting Antibodies Against HCV
Withdrawn NCT04546802 - HepATocellular Cancer Hcv Therapy Study Phase 3
Active, not recruiting NCT02961426 - Strategic Transformation of the Market of HCV Treatments Phase 2/Phase 3
Completed NCT02869776 - Integrating HCV and HIV Screening During the Era of HIV Antigen Testing N/A
Completed NCT02683005 - Study of Hepatitis C Treatment During Pregnancy Phase 1
Completed NCT03186313 - A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Combined Single Dose of Dactavira Plus Or Dactavira in Egyptian Adults With Chronic Genotype 4 HCV Infection Phase 3