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Registration number
NCT01726400
Ethics application status
Date submitted
9/11/2012
Date registered
14/11/2012
Date last updated
10/11/2015

Titles & IDs
Public title
In Hepatitis C Patients Treated With Interferon and Ribavirin, Does Hepcidin Contribute to Treatment Induced Anaemia
Scientific title
Is Hepcidin a Possible Contributor to Impaired Iron Mobilization and Anaemia in Hepatitis C Patients Treated With Pegylated Interferon Alpha and Ribavirin Therapy? A Pilot Study
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
HEPCIDIN-11/225
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Hepatitis C 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Infection 0 0 0 0
Other infectious diseases
Oral and Gastrointestinal 0 0 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Pegylated interferon alpha
Treatment: Drugs - Ribavirin

Interferon and ribavirin - Treatment with standard of care pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin.


Treatment: Drugs: Pegylated interferon alpha
Subcutaneous weekly pegylated interferon alpha and daily oral ribavirin treatment as per standard treatment. The dosages for interferon and ribavirin are as per therapeutic guidelines and are based on weight, genotype and previous treatments.

Treatment: Drugs: Ribavirin
Subcutaneous weekly pegylated interferon alpha and daily oral ribavirin treatment as per standard treatment. The dosages for interferon and ribavirin are as per therapeutic guidelines and are based on weight, genotype and previous treatments.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Hepcidin levels
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Measured at -2 weeks, start of treatment and week 3,4,8, 12 and 24.
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
iron metabolism markers
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Measured at -2 weeks, start of treatment and week 3,4,8, 12 and 24.
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
heamolysis markers
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Measured at -2 weeks, start of treatment and week 3,4,8, 12 and 24.
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
inosine triphosphatase genetic variants
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Baseline
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
erythropoiesis markers
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Measured at -2 weeks, start of treatment and week 3,4,8, 12 and 24.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Any patient with hepatitis C eligible for treatment with pegylated interferon alpha
containing regimes.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
70 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- less than 18 years of age

Study design
Purpose
Duration
Selection
Timing
Prospective
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/12/2012
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/07/2014
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
15
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
WA
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Fremantle Hospital - Fremantle
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
6160 - Fremantle

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Other
Name
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The standard treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection is pegylated interferon alpha
combined with ribavirin. Anaemia is a common complication occurring in up to 30% of subjects.
Unfortunately, side effects of interferon and ribavirin therapy can require dose reductions,
reducing the likelihood of sustained viral response. Recent data shows that interferon alpha
may increase hepcidin (a key iron regulator) production, resulting in impaired iron
availability for production of red blood cells. In this study, we will evaluate hepcidin
levels in 30 patients with Hepatitis C who are treated with interferon containing regimes. If
hepcidin plays a role in interferon-induced anaemia, cheap and readily available oral
hepcidin inhibitors could be trialled to potentially reduce the impact of interferon alpha
induced anaemia.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01726400
Trial related presentations / publications
Poordad F. Big changes are coming in hepatitis C. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2011 Feb;13(1):72-7. doi: 10.1007/s11894-010-0153-9.
Kwo PY, Lawitz EJ, McCone J, Schiff ER, Vierling JM, Pound D, Davis MN, Galati JS, Gordon SC, Ravendhran N, Rossaro L, Anderson FH, Jacobson IM, Rubin R, Koury K, Pedicone LD, Brass CA, Chaudhri E, Albrecht JK; SPRINT-1 investigators. Efficacy of boceprevir, an NS3 protease inhibitor, in combination with peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin in treatment-naive patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C infection (SPRINT-1): an open-label, randomised, multicentre phase 2 trial. Lancet. 2010 Aug 28;376(9742):705-16. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60934-8. Epub 2010 Aug 6. Erratum In: Lancet. 2010 Oct 9;376(9748):1224. SPRINT-1 investigators [added]; multiple investigator names added.
Russmann S, Grattagliano I, Portincasa P, Palmieri VO, Palasciano G. Ribavirin-induced anemia: mechanisms, risk factors and related targets for future research. Curr Med Chem. 2006;13(27):3351-7. doi: 10.2174/092986706778773059.
Chua AC, Graham RM, Trinder D, Olynyk JK. The regulation of cellular iron metabolism. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2007;44(5-6):413-59. doi: 10.1080/10408360701428257.
Olynyk JK, Trinder D, Ramm GA, Britton RS, Bacon BR. Hereditary hemochromatosis in the post-HFE era. Hepatology. 2008 Sep;48(3):991-1001. doi: 10.1002/hep.22507.
Zhang X, Rovin BH. Hepcidin expression by human monocytes in response to adhesion and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Dec;1800(12):1262-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2010.08.005. Epub 2010 Aug 27.
Ward DG, Roberts K, Brookes MJ, Joy H, Martin A, Ismail T, Spychal R, Iqbal T, Tselepis C. Increased hepcidin expression in colorectal carcinogenesis. World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Mar 7;14(9):1339-45. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1339.
Ferrari P, Mallon D, Trinder D, Olynyk JK. Pentoxifylline improves haemoglobin and interleukin-6 levels in chronic kidney disease. Nephrology (Carlton). 2010 Apr;15(3):344-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2009.01203.x.
Owen JA, de Gruchy GC, Smith H. SERUM HAPTOGLOBINS IN HAEMOLYTIC STATES. J Clin Pathol. 1960 Nov;13(6):478-82. doi: 10.1136/jcp.13.6.478.
Thompson AJ, Clark PJ, Singh A, Ge D, Fellay J, Zhu M, Zhu Q, Urban TJ, Patel K, Tillmann HL, Naggie S, Afdhal NH, Jacobson IM, Esteban R, Poordad F, Lawitz EJ, McCone J, Shiffman ML, Galler GW, King JW, Kwo PY, Shianna KV, Noviello S, Pedicone LD, Brass CA, Albrecht JK, Sulkowski MS, Goldstein DB, McHutchison JG, Muir AJ. Genome-wide association study of interferon-related cytopenia in chronic hepatitis C patients. J Hepatol. 2012 Feb;56(2):313-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.04.021. Epub 2011 May 20.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Marius M Van Rijnsoever, MBBS
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South Metropolitan Health Service, Perth Western Australia
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Summary Results

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