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

Hepatitis C Clinical Trial

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

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Clinical Trial 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. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis C
• Inflammation
• Liver Cirrhoses
• Liver Cirrhosis
• Liver Inflammation

• NCT number: NCT03981211
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Kirby Institute
• Contact: Amanda Erratt
• Phone: 61 2 9385 0882
• Email: aerratt@kirby.unsw.edu.au
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 12, 2021
• Completion date: February 12, 2025