Status:

COMPLETED

Effective Treatment of Hepatitis C in Substance Users

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Hepatitis C

Opiate Dependence

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

We hypothesize that integrating Hepatitis C into methadone and buprenorphine treatment will improve Hepatitis C outcomes as well as drug treatment outcomes in patients who are addicted to opiates. We ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects with a DSM IV diagnosis of opioid dependence who are currently enrolled in methadone or buprenorphine maintenance at South Central Rehabilitation Center in good standing (opiate free urine with positive methadone or buprenorphine, respectively) for at least 30 days.
  • Hepatitis C infection as evidenced by a positive HCV antibody and a detectable HCV RNA.

Exclusion

  • Suicidal or homicidal ideation
  • Psychiatric condition that is not stable
  • Pregnancy (RBV is a Class C drug during pregnancy)
  • Pending court case or warrant which would interrupt treatment
  • Decompensated cirrhosis (Child's Class B or C) or presence of hepatocellular carcinoma
  • HIV+ with CD4\<200 or CD4\>200 and VL\>5,000 copies/mL
  • Platelet count \< 75,000 /mL
  • Hemoglobin \< 10 mg/dL
  • Absolute neutrophil count \<1500 cells/mL

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00633243

Start Date

April 1 2007

End Date

September 1 2011

Last Update

January 3 2013

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South Central Rehabilitation Agency

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519