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Basic Information
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TERMINATED
PHASE2
23 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-10-08
2025-09-12
Brief Summary
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The study intervention will be intravenous digoxin (renal-based dosing for maximum of 28 days) versus no digoxin in an open-label 1:1 randomized allocation of patients with severe acute alcohol associated hepatitis.
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Detailed Description
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The primary objective of this randomized control study of digoxin versus no digoxin in patients with severe alcohol associated hepatitis is to explore whether digoxin treatment affects cytokine levels as biomarkers of inflammation in patients hospitalized with severe alcohol associated hepatitis.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Arm A: Digoxin
In the digoxin arm, the intervention to be administered will be intravenous digoxin dosed by weight and by renal function using an adaption of the established FDA nomogram. Participants randomized to digoxin will receive an intravenous digoxin loading dose administered in 3 doses over 24 hours starting on Day 1. Digoxin levels will be monitored daily throughout the participant's hospital stay, to a maximum of 28 days. Digoxin will be discontinued at the time discharge if before 28 days.
Intravenous digoxin
Loading dose: the total loading dose of digoxin will be determined using the Loading nomogram. The FDA-recommended total IV digoxin loading dose range is 8 to 12 mcg/kg. The lowest recommended dose of 8 mcg/kg was used in constructing the digoxin Loading nomogram that will be used in this trial.
Maintenance dose: the maintenance dose will be started approximately 24 hours after initiation of digoxin loading. The post-loading digoxin trough will be reviewed prior to starting maintenance dosing.
Subjects on P-gp inhibitors or spironolactone, will have an additional digoxin level performed 12-hours after any dose adjustment. Once digoxin levels are stable, 24-hour blood draws will be performed.
Arm B: No Digoxin
In the no digoxin arm, no study drug or placebo will be administered.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Intravenous digoxin
Loading dose: the total loading dose of digoxin will be determined using the Loading nomogram. The FDA-recommended total IV digoxin loading dose range is 8 to 12 mcg/kg. The lowest recommended dose of 8 mcg/kg was used in constructing the digoxin Loading nomogram that will be used in this trial.
Maintenance dose: the maintenance dose will be started approximately 24 hours after initiation of digoxin loading. The post-loading digoxin trough will be reviewed prior to starting maintenance dosing.
Subjects on P-gp inhibitors or spironolactone, will have an additional digoxin level performed 12-hours after any dose adjustment. Once digoxin levels are stable, 24-hour blood draws will be performed.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
1. Clinical criteria:
* Onset of jaundice (bilirubin \>3 mg/dL) within the prior 8 weeks
* Regular alcohol use \> 6 months, with intake of \> 40 g/day (\>280 g/week) for women; and \> 60 g/day (\>420 g/week) for men
* AST \> 50 IU/l
* AST: ALT \> 1.5 and both values \< 400 IU/l
2. Histological evidence of alcohol associated hepatitis\*
2\. MDF \>32 or MELD ≥ 20 to ≤ 35 on Day 0 of the trial
3\. Age between 21 and 70 years, inclusive
\* In patients with possible alcohol associated hepatitis with confounding factors such as possible ischemic hepatitis, possible DILI, uncertain history of alcohol use, or atypical/abnormal laboratory tests (e.g., AST \< 50 IU/IU/L or \> 400 IU/IU/L, AST/ALT ratio \< 1.5), antinuclearantibody \> 1:160 or SMA \> 1:80, standard of care liver biopsy may be performed as per discretion of the primary attending physician to confirm alcohol associated hepatitis and exclude competing etiologies. The decision to perform liver biopsy will be made by the primary team and will occur regardless of the study. As per current SOC, a liver biopsy may be obtained to confirm suspected alcohol-associated hepatitis and to rule out other potential etiologies of liver disease.
If a liver biopsy is performed for clinically indicated reasons, we will store liver tissue that is left over after the portion needed for the primary indication has been identified.
Exclusion Criteria
2. \- Inability of patient, legally authorized representative or next-of-kin to provide informed consent
3. \- Allergy or intolerance to digoxin
4. \- Clinically active C. diff infection
5. \- Positive test for COVID-19 within 14 days prior to the screening visit
6. \- Acute hepatitis E, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein Barr Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus
7- History of other liver diseases including hepatitis B (positive HBsAg or HBV DNA), hepatitis 8-C (positive HCV RNA), autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson disease, genetic hemochromatosis, alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency.
8-Diagnosis of Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI), or other etiologies seen on liver imaging.
9 - History of HIV infection (positive HIV RNA or on treatment for HIV infection)
10 - Current diagnosis of cancer
11- Renal failure defined by GFR \<30 mL/min
12 - Refractory ascites, defined as having more than 4 paracenteses in the preceding 8 weeks despite diuretic therapy
13 - Prior exposure to experimental therapies or other clinical trial in last 3 months
14 - Current acute or chronic pancreatitis
15 - Active gastrointestinal bleeding unless resolved for \>48 hours
16 - Experiencing withdrawal seizures or considered at high risk for alcohol withdrawal seizures or delirium tremens
17 - Heart rate less than 60 bpm at screening visit or at baseline
18 - Current diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
19 - Cardiomyopathy
20 - Heart failure
21 - Severe aortic valve disease
22 - Presence of Accessory arterio-ventricular pathway (eg Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome)
23 - Complete heart block or second degree arterio-ventricular block without pacemaker or implantable cardiac device
24 - Any of the following within the previous 6 months: myocardial infarction, percutaneous intervention, pacemaker/implantable cardiac device implantation, cardiac surgery or stroke
25 - Current use of the following medications:
* Antiarrhythmic (amiodarone, dofetilide, sotalol, dronedarone)
* Parathyroid hormone analog (teriparatide)
* Thyroid supplement (thyroid, levothyroxine sodium)
* Sympathomimetics or ionotropic drugs (epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, dobutamine, milrinone)
* Neuromuscular blocking agents (succinylcholine)
* Calcium supplement
* Ivabradine
* Disulfiram
21 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Yale University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Bubu Banini, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Principal Investigators
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Bubu Banini, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Yale University
Locations
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Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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2000030659
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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