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

Phase 4
Terminated
Conditions
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT01846663
Lead Sponsor
Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
Brief Summary

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

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
6
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

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlaceboPlacebo, oral, 0 mg BID, 6 months of treatment
RifaximinRifaximinRifaximin, oral, 550 mg BID, 6 months of treatment
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of Participants With Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) Breakthrough Episode6 Months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of Participants With HE-related Hospitalization6 Months

Trial Locations

Locations (25)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Banner Research

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

University Of Arizona Liver Research Institute

🇺🇸

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Southern California Liver Centers

🇺🇸

Coronado, California, United States

UCSD Clinical & Translational Research Institute

🇺🇸

La Jolla, California, United States

Loma Linda University Medical Center Transplantation Institute

🇺🇸

Loma Linda, California, United States

University of Southern Califorina Keck School Of Medicine

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Inland Empire Liver Foundation

🇺🇸

Rialto, California, United States

University of Colorado Denver

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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