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CompletedNCT03401697Updated Mar 24, 2021

Eliminating Hepatitis C Virus

An observational study in Hepatitis C, HIV and Type2 Diabetes, sponsored by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-03-24.

Sponsored by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
52
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Initially, HCV Informatics (C-IT) will be used to filter the EMR data of the one million people who receive care at Mount Sinai and identify candidates for HCV testing (baby boomers, patients with HIV infection) and candidates for HCV treatment (patients with positive test results for HCV RNA and no record of treatment).once treatment candidates have been identified through this proactive approach, their providers will be directly notified. HCV champions and patient navigators will be used to further lower barriers to the delivery of HCV care. They will be co-located at non-hepatology care sites and will help deliver open-label HCV treatment as part of standard medical care to 500 HIV/HCV co-infected patients and 200 patients with type 2 diabetes.

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Conditions studied

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

People who receive care at Mount Sinai and candidates for HCV testing or HCV treatment and co-located at non-hepatology care sites.

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria for HCV treatment in patients with HIV/HCV co-infection

  • 18 years of age or older
  • HCV RNA positive
  • Any HCV genotype
  • Documented infection with HIV, with the following additional criteria: - Patients on HAART should be on a stable regimen for 4 weeks, with a CD4 count > 100, and an HIV viral load \< 50 prior to initiation of HCV therapy Patients not on HAART should have a CD4 count > 350
  • Expected life expectancy sufficient to receive a benefit from HCV cure
  • No conditions that are contraindications for the use of HCV medications

Inclusion criteria for HCV treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes

  • 18 years of age or older
  • HCV RNA positive
  • Any HCV genotype
  • Documented diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, confirmed by medical record review by the study endocrinologist, Dr. Sherley Abraham
  • Expected life expectancy sufficient to receive a benefit from HCV cure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No conditions that are contraindications for the use of HCV medications
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
52 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples without dna

Groups and cohorts

  • HIV/HCV Co-infected

    Patients with HIV/HCV co-infection

  • Type 2 Diabetes

    Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in the Number of Patients with sCD163 above the upper limit of normal

    Change in the Number of Patients with sCD163 above the upper limit of normal at 3 years from baseline

    Time frame: baseline and 3 years

  2. Number of Type 2 Diabetes patients that initiate HCV treatment

    The number of patients that initiate HCV treatment per month per patient navigator.

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. sCD163

    blood sample for sC163, a marker of systemic inflammation.

    Time frame: 3 years

  2. Percentage of patients in need of repeated re-treatment

    The percentage of patients in need of repeated re-treatment whose quasispecies analysis indicates that re-infection is the likely cause of recurrent HCV viremia. If such patients are identified, they will be referred for risk reduction counseling.

    Time frame: 3 years

  3. HOMA-IR

    Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR). Healthy Range: 1.0 (0.5-1.4) Less than 1.0 means insulin-sensitive which is optimal. Above 1.9 indicates early insulin resistance. Above 2.9 indicates significant insulin resistance.

    Time frame: 3 years

  4. Number of resistance associated variant (RAV)

    Resistance associated variant (RAV) testing from up to 50 patients who fail treatment or become re-infected

    Time frame: 3 years

  5. FIB-4 score

    The FIB-4 score of HCV positive patients with type 2 diabetes. The Fibrosis 4 score is a non-invasive scoring system based on several laboratory tests that help to estimate the amount of scarring in the liver. This score has been studied in liver disease due to Hepatitis C and NASH. Formula : ( Age x AST ) / ( Platelets x ( sqr ( ALT )

    Time frame: 3 years

  6. HCV cure rate

    The HCV cure rate among patients with type 2 diabetes

    Time frame: 3 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    New York, New York 10029, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Direct outreach to providers (giving them the names of their patients who are candidates for treatment)

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03401697
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Responsible party
Andrea Branch (Professor, Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 17, 2018
Start date
Jan 23, 2018
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2021
Completion
Mar 1, 2021
Last update
Mar 24, 2021

Study contacts

Andrea D. Branch, PhD
principal investigator · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinia

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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