AST-120 Used to Treat Mild Hepatic Encephalopathy

NCT ID: NCT00867698

Last Updated: 2014-06-18

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

148 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-03-31

Study Completion Date

2010-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether AST-120 is safe and effective in the treatment of mild hepatic encephalopathy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mild Hepatic Encephalopathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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AST-120 (6g)

2 grams TID

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

AST-120

Intervention Type DRUG

AST-120

Placebo A

2 grams TID

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

AST-120

Intervention Type DRUG

AST-120

AST-120 (12g)

4 grams TID

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

AST-120

Intervention Type DRUG

AST-120

Placebo B

4 grams TID

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

AST-120

Intervention Type DRUG

AST-120

Interventions

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AST-120

AST-120

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Spherical carbon adsorbent

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Confirmed cirrhosis of any cause
2. Abnormal RBANS global summary score
3. Grade 0 or 1 hepatic encephalopathy by West-Haven Scale
4. MELD score \< or = 25
5. Females must be postmenopausal, surgically incapable of bearing children or practicing a reliable method of birth control

Exclusion Criteria

1. Previous participation in any trial involving AST-120
2. History of TIPS or surgically created portocaval shunt
3. Treatment for overt HE within the past 3 months
4. Use of lactulose, rifaximin, neomycin or other antibiotics in the past 7 days
5. Active alcohol abuse
6. Psychosis or organic brain syndromes due to alcohol or other causes
7. Use of interferon and sedating or cognition-altering drugs
8. Undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer
9. Active GI bleeding within the past 3 months
10. Presence of an active infection
11. Presence of signs and symptoms of severe dehydration
12. Other major physical or major psychiatric illness within the past 6 months
13. Pregnant, breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study
14. Using hormonal contraception as the only method of birth control
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ocera Therapeutics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ocera Therapeutics

Principal Investigators

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Jeff Bornstein, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

UCSF - Fresno Community Regional Medical Center

Fresno, California, United States

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UCSD Medical Center

La Jolla, California, United States

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Scripps Clinic

San Diego, California, United States

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UCSD Medical Center

San Diego, California, United States

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California Pacific Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States

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Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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University of Florida College of Medicine

Gainesville, Florida, United States

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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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University of Miami, Division of Hepatology / Center for Liver Disease

Miami, Florida, United States

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Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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VA Medical Center / University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Delta Research Partners, LLC

Monroe, Louisiana, United States

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Tulane University Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Beth Israel Deaconnes Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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Weill Medical College of Cornell

New York, New York, United States

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University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States

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New York Medical College

Valhalla, New York, United States

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University of Cincinatti

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Case Western Reserve / MetroHealth Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Temple University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Albert Einstein Medical Center, Division of Hepatology

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Medical University of Southern Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Advanced Liver Therapies, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, United States

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Permian Research Foundation

Odessa, Texas, United States

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University of Utah Health Sciences Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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McGuire DVAMC

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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AST-MHE201

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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