Efficacy, Safety, And Pharmacokinetics Of Rifaximin In Subjects With Severe Hepatic Impairment And Hepatic Encephalopathy

NCT ID: NCT01846663

Last Updated: 2024-01-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

6 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-04-03

Study Completion Date

2016-02-22

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety of Rifaximin or placebo in subjects with severe hepatic impairment and Hepatic Encephalopathy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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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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Rifaximin

Rifaximin, oral, 550 mg BID, 6 months of treatment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rifaximin

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifaximin, oral, 550 mg BID, 6 months treatment

Placebo

Placebo, oral, 0 mg BID, 6 months of treatment

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo, oral, 0 mg BID, 6 months of treatment

Interventions

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Placebo

Placebo, oral, 0 mg BID, 6 months of treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifaximin

Rifaximin, oral, 550 mg BID, 6 months treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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XIFAXAN® Tablets

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or non-pregnant, non-breast feeding female ≥ 18 years old
* In remission from demonstrated overt HE
* Had ≥1 episode of overt HE associated with liver disease within the last 6 months
* MELD score of ≥ 19
* Has a close family member or other personal contact who is familiar with the subject's HE, can provide continuing oversight to the subject and is willing to be available to the subject during the conduct of the trial

Exclusion Criteria

* HIV
* History of tuberculosis infection
* Chronic respiratory insufficiency
* Current infection and receiving antibiotics
* Renal insufficiency requiring dialysis
* Active spontaneous bacterial peritonitis infection
* Intestinal obstruction or has inflammatory bowel disease
* Active malignancy within the last 5 years
* Current GI bleeding or has had a GI hemorrhage within past 3 months
* Anemia
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bausch Health Americas, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Varsha Bhatt, Ph.D.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.

Locations

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Banner Research

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

University Of Arizona Liver Research Institute

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Southern California Liver Centers

Coronado, California, United States

Site Status

UCSD Clinical & Translational Research Institute

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status

Loma Linda University Medical Center Transplantation Institute

Loma Linda, California, United States

Site Status

University of Southern Califorina Keck School Of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Inland Empire Liver Foundation

Rialto, California, United States

Site Status

University of Colorado Denver

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Salix Site

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Salix Site

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Northwestern University-Comprehensive Transplant Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Tulane Abdominal Transplant Research Office

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Salix Site

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Brook Army Medical Center

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Salix Site

Galveston, Texas, United States

Site Status

The Methodist Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

McGuire VA Medical Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

VCU/MCV Health Systems

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Swedish Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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RFHE4043

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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