Chronic Hepatitis C VirusSIMpill HCVNCT01691235
SIMpill Medication Dispensing Device in the Treatment of HCV
An observational study of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus, run by University of Chicago at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Subjects are being asked to participate in this study because they have genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and will be taking the standard of care drugs pegylated interferon, ribavirin, and telaprevir as part of their routine care. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Chronic Hepatitis C Virus
- What is being tested?
- SIMpill device
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Medical device
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Sep 2012to Jan 2013
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Subjects will be recruited from the outpatient/inpatient Liver GI clinic at the University of Chicago Medical Center
Who may be able to join
- Patients age 18 - 70 with genotype 1 HCV
- Compensated liver disease who are independently deemed an appropriate candidate for telaprevir containing HCV treatment regimen
Who cannot join
- Prior liver transplantation
- Co-infection with other types of viral hepatitis and HIV
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Evaluation of the SIMpill Medication Dispensing Device in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C
Subjects are being asked to participate in this study because they have genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and will be taking the standard of care drugs pegylated interferon, ribavirin, and telaprevir as part of their routine care. The purpose of this study is to see if the SIMpill automated pill dispensing device can help subjects take their medications at the times the doctor has instructed them to take it.
The SIMpill device is an automated pill dispensing device that records a time stamp each time the device is opened and a dose of medication is taken. Physicians can download this data and generate a precise account of when you have taken your medication. In addition, if a dose is missed, the SIMpill device can be set to automatically notify you by text message if a dose is overdue. The Simpill device is a new way to keep track of when you take your HCV medications and will also help remind you when you forget to take a dose. In addition, this information will help your doctors understand how taking medication on time effects the success of the therapy.
Read the detailed description
- Patients with genotype 1 HCV who are candidates for therapy with telaprevir, pegylated interferon and ribavirin will be eligible for the study.
- All patients enrolled in this study will receive a standard of care regimen of telaprevir /pegylated interferon and ribavirin. This includes medication dosages, follow-up, and monitoring. The only exception will be the mode of medication dispensing.
- Patients will be asked to bring their Simpill devices to their regularly scheduled clinic visits at which time medication adherence information will be downloaded by study personnel. Each visit will be a regularly scheduled standard of care visit and no additional clinic visits will be needed for the patient in the Simpill study arm.
- In the event that any patient demonstrated viral breakthrough during therapy, those patients will be offered an additional blood draw to screen for viral resistance. This will be important to understand if patients using the Simpill device have better adherence to the medication regiment which results in lower incidence of viral resistance.
- Patients in the study arm will receive a text messages each time a dose of medication is missed. This message will only go to the telephone number specified by the patient and will not go to members of the study team. Patients who do not have text messaging capability will not be eligible for this study.
- The initial study will be a pilot study designed to obtain preliminary data regarding the feasibility of this device. This study is powered to detect differences in viral kinetics over the first 4 weeks.
- In the event that Vertex receives FDA approval for BID dosage of telaprevir prior to funding and initiation of the study, the most currently approved dosing (BID) will be used instead of q8 hours.
- Conditions
- Chronic Hepatitis C Virus
- Being tested
- SIMpill device
- Keywords
- SIMpill, HCV, Chronic Hepatitis C Virus
- Medical subject headings
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SIMpill deviceDevice
The SIMpill device is an automated pill dispensing device that records a time stamp each time the device is opened and a dose of medication is taken. This works through a computer chip that is housed inside of the pill dispensing device that is activated each time the pill box is opened. Physicians can download this data and generate a precise account of the patient's adherence to the medication dosing schedule. In addition, if a dose is missed, the SIMpill device can be set to automatically notify the patient by text message if a dose is overdue.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Arm 1 | Subjects in this arm will receive their medication (telaprevir, interferon and ribavirin) dispensed using the Simpill device. The study staff will have access to data from the device during therapy and will be able to give subjects feedback on adherence during the course of therapy. The study team will refill the device as the medication is needed. The device will be configured to remind a subject each time a dose is missed. Subjects in this study arm will receive a text message each time a dose of medication is missed. This message will only go to the telephone number specified by the subject and will not go to members of the study team. Receives: Device: SIMpill device | |
| Arm 2 | Subjects in this arm will receive their medication (telaprevir, interferon and ribavirin) as standard of care therapy where the SIMpill device will not be used. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Improved SVR Rates
To determine if the Simpill devise will improve viral kinetics from week 0 to week 4, leading to improved SVR rates.
Measured: 2 years
Secondary outcomes (1)
Improved Patient Adherence Rates
To determine overall adherence rates among patients taking telaprevir
Measured: 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Sep 2012 (estimated)
- Study startSep 2012
- Primary completionJan 2013
- Study completionJan 2013
Why it stopped: No subjects enrolled due to delay in device production
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Chronic Hepatitis C VirusStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of ChicagoThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Chicago
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Andrew Aronsohn, MD, Principal investigator, University of Chicago
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01691235
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 12-1293
- Acronym
- SIMpill HCV
- Status last verified
- Oct 2014
- First submitted
- 17 Sep 2012
- Last updated
- 8 Oct 2014
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Oct 2014. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluation of the SIMpill Medication Dispensing Device in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01691235
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SIMpill HCV / 12-1293
- Conditions
- Chronic Hepatitis C Virus
- Keywords
- SIMpill, HCV, Chronic Hepatitis C Virus
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- WithdrawnReason stopped: No subjects enrolled due to delay in device production
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of ChicagoUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Sep 2012
- Primary completion
- Jan 2013 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jan 2013 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 Sep 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Subjects are being asked to participate in this study because they have genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and will be taking the standard of care drugs pegylated interferon, ribavirin, and telaprevir as part of their routine care. The purpose of this study is to see if the SIMpill automated pill dispensing device can help subjects take their medications at the times the doctor has instructed them to take it.
The SIMpill device is an automated pill dispensing device that records a time stamp each time the device is opened and a dose of medication is taken. Physicians can download this data and generate a precise account of when you have taken your medication. In addition, if a dose is missed, the SIMpill device can be set to automatically notify you by text message if a dose is overdue. The Simpill device is a new way to keep track of when you take your HCV medications and will also help remind you when you forget to take a dose. In addition, this information will help your doctors understand how taking medication on time effects the success of the therapy.
Detailed description
- Patients with genotype 1 HCV who are candidates for therapy with telaprevir, pegylated interferon and ribavirin will be eligible for the study.
- All patients enrolled in this study will receive a standard of care regimen of telaprevir /pegylated interferon and ribavirin. This includes medication dosages, follow-up, and monitoring. The only exception will be the mode of medication dispensing.
- Patients will be asked to bring their Simpill devices to their regularly scheduled clinic visits at which time medication adherence information will be downloaded by study personnel. Each visit will be a regularly scheduled standard of care visit and no additional clinic visits will be needed for the patient in the Simpill study arm.
- In the event that any patient demonstrated viral breakthrough during therapy, those patients will be offered an additional blood draw to screen for viral resistance. This will be important to understand if patients using the Simpill device have better adherence to the medication regiment which results in lower incidence of viral resistance.
- Patients in the study arm will receive a text messages each time a dose of medication is missed. This message will only go to the telephone number specified by the patient and will not go to members of the study team. Patients who do not have text messaging capability will not be eligible for this study.
- The initial study will be a pilot study designed to obtain preliminary data regarding the feasibility of this device. This study is powered to detect differences in viral kinetics over the first 4 weeks.
- In the event that Vertex receives FDA approval for BID dosage of telaprevir prior to funding and initiation of the study, the most currently approved dosing (BID) will be used instead of q8 hours.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Arm 1 | – | Device: SIMpill deviceSubjects in this arm will receive their medication (telaprevir, interferon and ribavirin) dispensed using the Simpill device. The study staff will have access to data from the device during therapy and will be able to give subjects feedback on adherence during the course of therapy. The study team will refill the device as the medication is needed. The device will be configured to remind a subject each time a dose is missed. Subjects in this study arm will receive a text message each time a dose of medication is missed. This message will only go to the telephone number specified by the subject and will not go to members of the study team. |
| Arm 2 | – | –Subjects in this arm will receive their medication (telaprevir, interferon and ribavirin) as standard of care therapy where the SIMpill device will not be used. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Subjects will be recruited from the outpatient/inpatient Liver GI clinic at the University of Chicago Medical Center
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Patients age 18 - 70 with genotype 1 HCV
- Compensated liver disease who are independently deemed an appropriate candidate for telaprevir containing HCV treatment regimen
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Prior liver transplantation
- Co-infection with other types of viral hepatitis and HIV
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SIMpill deviceThe SIMpill device is an automated pill dispensing device that records a time stamp each time the device is opened and a dose of medication is taken. This works through a computer chip that is housed inside of the pill dispensing device that is activated each time the pill box is opened. Physicians can download this data and generate a precise account of the patient's adherence to the medication dosing schedule. In addition, if a dose is missed, the SIMpill device can be set to automatically notify the patient by text message if a dose is overdue. | Device | Arm 1 |
Primary outcome
Improved SVR Rates
Time frame: 2 years
To determine if the Simpill devise will improve viral kinetics from week 0 to week 4, leading to improved SVR rates.
1 secondary outcome
Improved Patient Adherence Rates
Time frame: 2 years
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Oct 2014.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Andrew Aronsohn, MD principal investigator
University of Chicago
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus, run by University of Chicago at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Oct 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Improved SVR Rates (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Oct 2014.