Study to Assess Long-Term Outcomes of Trientine in Wilson Disease Patients Withdrawn From Therapy With d-Penicillamine

NCT ID: NCT02426905

Last Updated: 2017-08-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-01-31

Study Completion Date

2018-07-31

Brief Summary

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A study to review Wilson disease patients who have previously been prescribed d- Penicillamine but were changed to trientine as treatment for their disease, and to follow them for a further 12 months.

Detailed Description

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A retrospective study to review Wilson disease patients who have previously been prescribed d- Penicillamine but were changed to trientine as treatment for their disease, and to follow them prospectively for a further 12 months.

Conditions

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Wilson Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Retrospective

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Prospective

Group Type OTHER

trientine dihydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

A retrospective review of patients' medical records

Interventions

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trientine dihydrochloride

A retrospective review of patients' medical records

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged 1 year to 90 years of age.
* Physician established diagnosis of Wilson disease based on a Ferenci score \> 3.
* Documented treatment with d-Penicillamine, withdrawal of treatment with d- Penicillamine, followed by treatment with trientine for at least 6 months at date of informed consent.
* Able/willing to provide written informed consent.
* For enrolment in the prospective part, enrolment in the retrospective part of the study is required.

Exclusion Criteria

* Incomplete history of medication use for trientine from initial diagnosis to latest follow up.
* Unavailable outcome data for hepatic and neurological course of disease at assessment time points.
* Patients with acute liver failure and fulminant hepatic disease with fatal outcome.
* Hypersensitivity to trientine and severe anaemia.
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Univar BV

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Karl-Heinz Weiss, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universitätsklinik Heidelberg

Locations

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Universitätsklinik Heidelberg

Heidelberg, , Germany

Site Status

"Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital

Goudi, , Greece

Site Status

San Paolo Hospital UOC

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Kings College Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Germany Greece Italy United Kingdom

References

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Mohr I, Kruse C, Aliane V, Weiss KH. Prospective Study to Assess Long-Term Outcomes of Chelator-Based Treatment With Trientine Dihydrochloride in Patients With Wilson Disease. JGH Open. 2025 Mar 17;9(3):e70114. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.70114. eCollection 2025 Mar.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40104015 (View on PubMed)

Weiss KH, Kruse C, Manolaki N, Zuin M, Ferenci P, van Scheppingen D, Wijnberg L, de Koning CE, Dhawan A. Multicentre, retrospective study to assess long-term outcomes of chelator based treatment with trientine in Wilson disease patients withdrawn from therapy with d -penicillamine. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Sep 1;34(9):940-947. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000002387. Epub 2022 Apr 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35482910 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UNV-TRI-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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