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Study of Nitazoxanide, Peginterferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin in Treatment-Naive Hepatitis C Patients (STEALTHC-3)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00637923
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 18, 2008
Results First Posted : January 6, 2014
Last Update Posted : February 10, 2014
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Romark Laboratories L.C.

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine if nitazoxanide in combination with peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin is safe and effective in treating chronic hepatitis C in treatment-naive patients.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Chronic Hepatitis C Drug: Nitazoxanide Drug: Placebo Biological: Peginterferon alfa-2a Drug: Ribavirin Phase 2

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 112 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Phase II, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Nitazoxanide in Combination With Peginterferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin in Treatment-Naive Patients With Hepatitis C
Study Start Date : March 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 2010
Actual Study Completion Date : April 2010

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1
One nitazoxanide 500 mg tablet orally with food twice daily (b.i.d.) for 4 weeks followed by 500 mg nitazoxanide b.i.d. plus one weekly injection of 180µg of peginterferon α-2a plus weight-based ribavirin for 48 weeks.
 Drug: Nitazoxanide
One nitazoxanide 500 mg tablet orally with food twice daily (b.i.d.) for 4 weeks followed by 500 mg nitazoxanide b.i.d. plus one weekly injection of 180µg of peginterferon α-2a plus weight-based ribavirin for 48 weeks.
Other Name: Alinia

Biological: Peginterferon alfa-2a
One weekly injection of 180µg of peginterferon α-2a for 48 weeks.
Other Name: PEGASYS

Drug: Ribavirin
Weight-based ribavirin for 48 weeks.
Other Name: COPEGUS
Placebo Comparator: 2
One placebo tablet orally with food twice daily (b.i.d.) for 4 weeks followed by placebo b.i.d. plus one weekly injection of 180µg of peginterferon α-2a plus weight-based ribavirin for 48 weeks.
 Drug: Placebo
One placebo tablet orally with food twice daily (b.i.d.) for 4 weeks followed by placebo b.i.d. plus one weekly injection of 180µg of peginterferon α-2a plus weight-based ribavirin for 48 weeks.

Biological: Peginterferon alfa-2a
One weekly injection of 180µg of peginterferon α-2a for 48 weeks.
Other Name: PEGASYS

Drug: Ribavirin
Weight-based ribavirin for 48 weeks.
Other Name: COPEGUS


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Sustained Virologic Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks after end of treatment ]
    Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection 24 weeks after the end of treatment. All others were considered non-responders.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. End of Treatment Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) [ Time Frame: At end of treatment ]
    Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection at the end of treatment. All others were considered non-responders.

  2. Early Virologic Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) [ Time Frame: After 12 weeks combination treatment ]
    Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection after 12 weeks of combination therapy.

  3. Rapid Virologic Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) [ Time Frame: After 4 weeks combination treatment ]
    Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection after 4 weeks of combination therapy.

  4. Changes in ALT [ Time Frame: From baseline to week 8 ]
    This analysis was conducted using a comparison of changes in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from baseline through week 8, week 16, end of treatment and end of follow up.

  5. Changes in ALT [ Time Frame: From baseline to week 16 ]
    This analysis was conducted using a comparison of changes in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from baseline through week 8, week 16, end of treatment and end of follow up

  6. Changes in ALT [ Time Frame: From baseline to end of treatment ]
    This analysis was conducted using a comparison of changes in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from baseline through week 8, week 16, end of treatment and end of follow up.

  7. Changes in ALT [ Time Frame: From baseline to end of follow up ]
    This analysis was conducted using a comparison of changes in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from baseline through week 8, week 16, end of treatment and end of follow up.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic hepatitis C genotype 1.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients that have previously received treatment with any interferon or interferon-based treatment for chronic hepatitis C.
  • Females of child-bearing age who are either pregnant, breast-feeding or not using birth control and are sexually active.
  • Males whose female partners are either pregnant or of child-bearing potential or not using birth control and are sexually active.
  • Other causes of liver disease including autoimmune hepatitis.
  • Transplant recipients receiving immune suppression therapy.
  • Screening tests positive for Anti-Hepatitis A Virus Immunoglobulin M Antibody (anti-HAV IgM Ab), Hepatitis B's antigen (HBsAg), Anti-Hepatitis B core Immunoglobulin M Antibody (anti-HBc IgM Ab) or Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody (anti-HIV Ab).
  • Decompensated cirrhosis, history of variceal bleeding, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score >6 or Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score >8.
  • Alcohol consumption of >40 grams per day or an alcohol use pattern that will interfere with the study.
  • Absolute neutrophil count <1500 cells/mm3; platelet count <135,000 cells/mm3; hemoglobin <12 g/dL for women and <13 g/dL for men; or serum creatinine concentration ≥1.5 times Upper Limit of Normal (ULN).
  • Hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism not effectively treated with medication.
  • Hemoglobin A1C (HgbA1c) >7.5 or history of diabetes mellitus.
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) >34.
  • History or other clinical evidence of significant or unstable cardiac disease.
  • History or other clinical evidence of chronic pulmonary disease associated with functional impairment.
  • Serious or severe bacterial infection(s).
  • Ulcerative or hemorrhagic/ischemic colitis.
  • Pancreatitis.
  • History of severe or uncontrolled psychiatric disease, including severe depression, history of suicidal ideation, suicidal attempts or psychosis requiring medication and/or hospitalization.
  • History of uncontrolled severe seizure disorder.
  • Requires concomitant theophylline or methadone.
  • History of immunologically mediated disease requiring more than intermittent anti-inflammatory medications for management or that requires frequent or prolonged use of corticosteroids.
  • History or other evidence of severe retinopathy or clinically relevant ophthalmological disorder due to diabetes mellitus or hypertension.
  • Hemoglobinopathies.
  • History of hypersensitivity or intolerance to nitazoxanide or any of the excipients comprising the nitazoxanide tablets, peginterferon alfa-2a injectable solution or ribavirin tablets.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00637923


Locations
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United States, California
Palo Alto VA Healthcare System
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
United States, Connecticut
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
United States, Florida
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
Bay Pines, Florida, United States, 33744
Florida Center for Gastroenterology
Largo, Florida, United States, 33777
United States, Georgia
Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
United States, Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
United States, New York
New York Presbyterian-Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York, United States, 10021
United States, Tennessee
Nashville Medical Research Institute
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37205
United States, Virginia
Metropolitan Research
Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22031
Sponsors and Collaborators
Romark Laboratories L.C.
Investigators
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Study Director: Emmet B Keeffe, MD, MACP Romark Laboratories L.C.
Principal Investigator: Norman Gitlin, MD Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates
Principal Investigator: Joseph K Lim, MD Yale University
Principal Investigator: Ira Jacobson, MD New York Presbyterial-Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Principal Investigator: Mitchell L Shiffman, MD McGuire Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Ronald E Pruitt, MD Nashville Medical Research Institute
Principal Investigator: Arthur Berman, DO Florida Center for Gastroenterology
Principal Investigator: Bruce Bacon, MD St. Louis University Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Nezam Afdhal, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Principal Investigator: David Johnson, MD Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
Principal Investigator: Raymond Chung, MD Massachusetts General Hospital
Principal Investigator: Vinod Rustgi, MD Metropolitan Research
Principal Investigator: Aijaz Ahmed, MD Stanford University
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Responsible Party: Romark Laboratories L.C.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00637923    
Other Study ID Numbers: RM01-2026
First Posted: March 18, 2008    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: January 6, 2014
Last Update Posted: February 10, 2014
Last Verified: January 2014
Keywords provided by Romark Laboratories L.C.:
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Hepatitis
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Virus Diseases
Infections
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
 Blood-Borne Infections
Communicable Diseases
Flaviviridae Infections
Hepatitis, Chronic
Ribavirin
Peginterferon alfa-2a
Nitazoxanide
Antimetabolites
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antiparasitic Agents