Neurocognitive Performance and Emotional State in HCV Patients With IFN-free Antiviral Therapy
NCT ID: NCT02469012
Last Updated: 2015-06-11
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UNKNOWN
NA
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-10-31
2017-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Therapy for hepatitis C has meanwhile reached a high level of efficacy and effectiveness: at present, about 90 % of patients treated with a combination of peginterferon alfa, ribavirin and sofosbuvir for up to 12 weeks will reach a sustained loss of hepatitis C virus.
Psychiatric side effects of interferon alfa are well known and may require dose reduction or even premature discontinuation of therapy.
As patients on interferon treatment sometimes report concentration or memory impairment that in some cases interferes considerably with their capacity to manage the requirements of everyday life, the investigators planned and intend to conduct a prospective and longitudinal study evaluating - among other parameters - neurocognitive performance before, during, and after therapy with an antiviral IFN-free therapy.
In previously performed scientific work, the investigators were able to show that interferon-based combination therapy of chronic hepatitis C may cause reversible impairment of neurocognitive performance during treatment period. Moreover, the investigators have recently demonstrated that successful IFN-based antiviral treatment (criterion: SVR, sustained virological response) leads to significant improvement of relevant aspects of attentional and neurocognitive performance. These results indicate that HCV-related neurocognitive impairment is potentially reversible.
Nevertheless, there are still open questions and important issues to be addressed in connection with this field of research, especially regarding several aspects IFN-free antiviral therapy:
Questions to be answered:
* At least 12 months after the end of successfully performed IFN-free antiviral treatment - are psychometrically assessed parameters related to patients' quality of life, fatigue, neurocognitive performance, and mood significantly improved as compared to pretreatment (i.e., baseline) values?
* At least12 months after the end of antiviral treatment, is there a significant difference between patients with and without sustained virological response (special to historical group of IFN-treated patients without a sustained virological response) with respect to neurocognitive performance, emotional state, fatigue and quality of life?
* In the absence of a clinically significant liver damage in patients with chronic hepatitis C - does the mere presence of the hepatitis C virus have any significant influence on neurocognitive or attentional performance? Is it possible to confirm the respective findings yielded in the context of former interferon-based treatment regimens?
* With the current and upcoming IFN-free treatment options - are there still any significant therapy-related changes in symptom areas such as neurocognitive performance, mood or fatigue?
Study Design:
Prospective monocentric study with a longitudinal repeated measures design including hepatitis C patients with indication for standard IFN-free antiviral therapy (sofosbuvir/daclatasvir +/- ribavirin; sofosbuvir/ledipasvir +/- ribavirin) and a long-term follow-up of quality of life, neurocognitive performance, fatigue, and emotional state. Planned sample size: n = 30 hepatitis C patients.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
SCREENING
NONE
Study Groups
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IFN-free antiviral treatment
Combination #1 or Combination #2 or Combination #3 or Combination #4 or Combination #5
Combination #1
Sofosbuvir + Ribavirin
Combination #2
Sofosbuvir + Daclatasvir
Combination #3
Sofosbuvir + Daclatasvir + Ribavirin
Combination #4
Sofosbuvir + Ledipasvir
Combination #5
Sofosbuvir + Ledipasvir + Ribavirin
Interventions
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Combination #1
Sofosbuvir + Ribavirin
Combination #2
Sofosbuvir + Daclatasvir
Combination #3
Sofosbuvir + Daclatasvir + Ribavirin
Combination #4
Sofosbuvir + Ledipasvir
Combination #5
Sofosbuvir + Ledipasvir + Ribavirin
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Written informed consent to study participation, especially to long-term follow-up monitoring of quality of life, emotional state, fatigue, and neurocognitive performance after antiviral treatment.
* Age of study participants: between 18 and 75 years.
* At study entry, all participating patients need to have documented antibodies to HCV and circulating HCV-RNA as measured by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (Cobas Amplicor HCV MonitorTM test, Roche Diagnostics)
Exclusion Criteria
* Age under 18 years or over 75 years
* Coinfections such as hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus
* Severe internal diseases (e.g., cancer, ischemic heart disease, autoimmune disease)
* Major depressive disorder (according to DSM-IV criteria), psychosis, active intravenous drug use or alcohol abuse.
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Wuerzburg
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Arne Schaefer
PD Dr. Arne Schaefer
Principal Investigators
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Michael R Kraus, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Kreiskliniken Altötting-Burghausen, Burghausen, Germany
Locations
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Kreiskliniken Altötting-Burghausen, Medizinische Klinik II
Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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228/14
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Identifier Source: org_study_id
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