Hepatitis CNCT03038763
Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis C in Adult Children of Female Baby Boomers
An observational study of Hepatitis C and Hepatitis C, Chronic, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The investigators aim to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C in the adult children of female baby boomers. During the years baby boomers were becoming pregnant, hepatitis C testing was either not available or was not standard of care. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 72 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C, Chronic
- What is being tested?
- Eligibility Screening and HCV test
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 11 May 2017to 30 Jun 2019
- 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 72 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Adult children of women born between 1945-1965 who have or have had hepatitis C Women born between 1945-1965 who have or have had hepatitis C Investigators will only be recruiting subjects who are black or white as hepatitis C is most common in these two populations. Using these populations maximizes the generalizability of our results. HCV is not only significantly less common among Asian women and women of other races, but these women also represent a minority of the patient population at Penn.
Who may be able to join
- Mothers:
- Born between 1/1/45-12/31/64
- Black or white race
- Active or prior infection with hepatitis C
- Have at least one living adult child over the age of 18
- Children:
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- ≥18 years of age
- Born to mother with current or prior HCV infection, with likely timing of HCV acquisition prior to or during pregnancy
- Mother gave informed consent for child to be approached for study participation
Who cannot join
- Mothers:
- Unwilling to disclose hepatitis C status to children
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
About this study
The investigators aim to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C in the adult children of female baby boomers. During the years baby boomers were becoming pregnant, hepatitis C testing was either not available or was not standard of care. Because of this, participants' children may be unaware of participants' risk of hepatitis C.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Being tested
- Eligibility Screening, HCV test
- Medical subject headings
- Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C, Chronic
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Eligibility ScreeningOther
Investigators will call eligible mothers to screen for the possibility that eligible mothers may have passed HCV on to adult children. Investigators will consent these mothers to contact the adult child(ren), as the child(ren) must be informed of the mother's HCV status, if not already known.
HCV testDiagnostic test
Adult children will be invited to Penn or a Penn affiliate to have labwork, testing HCV antibody and HCV quant. If the quant comes back positive, investigators will also test genotype and fibrosure.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Mothers | Black or white mothers who have or have had hepatitis C and were born between 1945-1964. Participants must have at least one child over the age of 18. Receives: Other: Eligibility Screening | |
| Adult Children | Adult children of Black or white mothers who have or have had hepatitis C and were born between 1945-1964. From speaking with these mothers, it must be possible that participants were exposed to hepatitis C virus while in the womb. Receives: Diagnostic Test: HCV test |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
HCV prevalence
Prevalence of HCV in adult children of female baby boomers who have or have had HCV
Measured: Within 1 week of labwork at first study visit
Secondary outcomes (2)
Liver fibrosis
Level of liver fibrosis (detected through fibrosure test) found in adult children diagnosed as HCV-positive
Measured: Within 2 weeks of diagnosis of HCV
HCV genotype
HCV genotype for adult children diagnosed as HCV-positive
Measured: Within 6 weeks of diagnosis of HCV
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Feb 2017 (estimated)
- Study start11 May 2017
- Primary completion30 Jun 2019
- Study completion30 Jun 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (13)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Hepatitis CStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of PennsylvaniaThe 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
- 100 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Gilead Sciences
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- David Goldberg, MD, MSCE, Principal investigator, University of Pennsylvania
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03038763
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 826229
- Status last verified
- Jul 2019
- First submitted
- 30 Jan 2017
- Last updated
- 17 Jul 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Rein DB, Smith BD, Wittenborn JS, Lesesne SB, Wagner LD, Roblin DW, Patel N, Ward JW, Weinbaum CM. The cost-effectiveness of birth-cohort screening for hepatitis C antibody in U.S. primary care settings. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Feb 21;156(4):263-70. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-4-201202210-00378. Epub 2011 Nov 4.
PubMed 22056542Voelker R. Birth cohort screening may help find hepatitis C cases. JAMA. 2012 Mar 28;307(12):1242. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.337. No abstract available.
PubMed 22453559AASLD/IDSA HCV Guidance Panel. Hepatitis C guidance: AASLD-IDSA recommendations for testing, managing, and treating adults infected with hepatitis C virus. Hepatology. 2015 Sep;62(3):932-54. doi: 10.1002/hep.27950. Epub 2015 Aug 4. No abstract available.
PubMed 26111063Benova L, Mohamoud YA, Calvert C, Abu-Raddad LJ. Vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus: systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Sep 15;59(6):765-73. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu447. Epub 2014 Jun 13.
PubMed 24928290Kuncio DE, Newbern EC, Johnson CC, Viner KM. Failure to Test and Identify Perinatally Infected Children Born to Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Women. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Apr 15;62(8):980-5. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw026. Epub 2016 Jan 20.
PubMed 26797211Kabiri M, Jazwinski AB, Roberts MS, Schaefer AJ, Chhatwal J. The changing burden of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States: model-based predictions. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Aug 5;161(3):170-80. doi: 10.7326/M14-0095.
PubMed 25089861Mast EE, Hwang LY, Seto DS, Nolte FS, Nainan OV, Wurtzel H, Alter MJ. Risk factors for perinatal transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the natural history of HCV infection acquired in infancy. J Infect Dis. 2005 Dec 1;192(11):1880-9. doi: 10.1086/497701. Epub 2005 Oct 28.
PubMed 16267758Poynard T, Imbert-Bismut F, Munteanu M, Messous D, Myers RP, Thabut D, Ratziu V, Mercadier A, Benhamou Y, Hainque B. Overview of the diagnostic value of biochemical markers of liver fibrosis (FibroTest, HCV FibroSure) and necrosis (ActiTest) in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Comp Hepatol. 2004 Sep 23;3(1):8. doi: 10.1186/1476-5926-3-8.
PubMed 15387887Poynard T, Imbert-Bismut F, Munteanu M, Ratziu V. FibroTest-FibroSURE: towards a universal biomarker of liver fibrosis? Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2005 Jan;5(1):15-21. doi: 10.1586/14737159.5.1.15.
PubMed 15723588Patel K, Benhamou Y, Yoshida EM, Kaita KD, Zeuzem S, Torbenson M, Pulkstenis E, Subramanian GM, McHutchison JG. An independent and prospective comparison of two commercial fibrosis marker panels (HCV FibroSURE and FIBROSpect II) during albinterferon alfa-2b combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C. J Viral Hepat. 2009 Mar;16(3):178-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2008.01062.x. Epub 2008 Oct 24.
PubMed 19175870Sebastiani G, Castera L, Halfon P, Pol S, Mangia A, Di Marco V, Pirisi M, Voiculescu M, Bourliere M, Alberti A. The impact of liver disease aetiology and the stages of hepatic fibrosis on the performance of non-invasive fibrosis biomarkers: an international study of 2411 cases. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Nov;34(10):1202-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04861.x. Epub 2011 Oct 9.
PubMed 21981787Poynard T, Bedossa P, Opolon P. Natural history of liver fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The OBSVIRC, METAVIR, CLINIVIR, and DOSVIRC groups. Lancet. 1997 Mar 22;349(9055):825-32. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(96)07642-8.
PubMed 9121257Thein HH, Yi Q, Dore GJ, Krahn MD. Estimation of stage-specific fibrosis progression rates in chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a meta-analysis and meta-regression. Hepatology. 2008 Aug;48(2):418-31. doi: 10.1002/hep.22375.
PubMed 18563841
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Jul 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis C in Adult Children of Female Baby Boomers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03038763
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 826229
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of PennsylvaniaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Gilead Sciences
- Study start
- 11 May 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 1 Feb 2017 (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.
The investigators aim to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C in the adult children of female baby boomers. During the years baby boomers were becoming pregnant, hepatitis C testing was either not available or was not standard of care. Because of this, participants' children may be unaware of participants' risk of hepatitis C.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Mothers | – | Other: Eligibility ScreeningBlack or white mothers who have or have had hepatitis C and were born between 1945-1964. Participants must have at least one child over the age of 18. |
| Adult Children | – | Diagnostic Test: HCV testAdult children of Black or white mothers who have or have had hepatitis C and were born between 1945-1964. From speaking with these mothers, it must be possible that participants were exposed to hepatitis C virus while in the womb. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 72 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Adult children of women born between 1945-1965 who have or have had hepatitis C Women born between 1945-1965 who have or have had hepatitis C Investigators will only be recruiting subjects who are black or white as hepatitis C is most common in these two populations. Using these populations maximizes the generalizability of our results. HCV is not only significantly less common among Asian women and women of other races, but these women also represent a minority of the patient population at Penn.
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Born between 1/1/45-12/31/64
- Black or white race
- Active or prior infection with hepatitis C
- Have at least one living adult child over the age of 18
- ≥18 years of age
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Unwilling to disclose hepatitis C status to children
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eligibility ScreeningInvestigators will call eligible mothers to screen for the possibility that eligible mothers may have passed HCV on to adult children. Investigators will consent these mothers to contact the adult child(ren), as the child(ren) must be informed of the mother's HCV status, if not already known. | Other | Mothers |
| HCV testAdult children will be invited to Penn or a Penn affiliate to have labwork, testing HCV antibody and HCV quant. If the quant comes back positive, investigators will also test genotype and fibrosure. | Diagnostic test | Adult Children |
Primary outcome
HCV prevalence
Time frame: Within 1 week of labwork at first study visit
Prevalence of HCV in adult children of female baby boomers who have or have had HCV
2 secondary outcomes
Liver fibrosis
Time frame: Within 2 weeks of diagnosis of HCV
HCV genotype
Time frame: Within 6 weeks of diagnosis of HCV
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 Jul 2019.
- Background: PubMed 22056542Rein DB, Smith BD, Wittenborn JS, Lesesne SB, Wagner LD, Roblin DW, Patel N, Ward JW, Weinbaum CM. The cost-effectiveness of birth-cohort screening for hepatitis C antibody in U.S. primary care settings. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Feb 21;156(4):263-70. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-4-201202210-00378. Epub 2011 Nov 4.
- Background: PubMed 22453559Voelker R. Birth cohort screening may help find hepatitis C cases. JAMA. 2012 Mar 28;307(12):1242. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.337. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 26111063AASLD/IDSA HCV Guidance Panel. Hepatitis C guidance: AASLD-IDSA recommendations for testing, managing, and treating adults infected with hepatitis C virus. Hepatology. 2015 Sep;62(3):932-54. doi: 10.1002/hep.27950. Epub 2015 Aug 4. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 24928290Benova L, Mohamoud YA, Calvert C, Abu-Raddad LJ. Vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus: systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Sep 15;59(6):765-73. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu447. Epub 2014 Jun 13.
- Background: PubMed 26797211Kuncio DE, Newbern EC, Johnson CC, Viner KM. Failure to Test and Identify Perinatally Infected Children Born to Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Women. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Apr 15;62(8):980-5. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw026. Epub 2016 Jan 20.
- Background: PubMed 25089861Kabiri M, Jazwinski AB, Roberts MS, Schaefer AJ, Chhatwal J. The changing burden of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States: model-based predictions. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Aug 5;161(3):170-80. doi: 10.7326/M14-0095.
- Background: PubMed 16267758Mast EE, Hwang LY, Seto DS, Nolte FS, Nainan OV, Wurtzel H, Alter MJ. Risk factors for perinatal transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the natural history of HCV infection acquired in infancy. J Infect Dis. 2005 Dec 1;192(11):1880-9. doi: 10.1086/497701. Epub 2005 Oct 28.
- Background: PubMed 15387887Poynard T, Imbert-Bismut F, Munteanu M, Messous D, Myers RP, Thabut D, Ratziu V, Mercadier A, Benhamou Y, Hainque B. Overview of the diagnostic value of biochemical markers of liver fibrosis (FibroTest, HCV FibroSure) and necrosis (ActiTest) in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Comp Hepatol. 2004 Sep 23;3(1):8. doi: 10.1186/1476-5926-3-8.
- Background: PubMed 15723588Poynard T, Imbert-Bismut F, Munteanu M, Ratziu V. FibroTest-FibroSURE: towards a universal biomarker of liver fibrosis? Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2005 Jan;5(1):15-21. doi: 10.1586/14737159.5.1.15.
- Background: PubMed 19175870Patel K, Benhamou Y, Yoshida EM, Kaita KD, Zeuzem S, Torbenson M, Pulkstenis E, Subramanian GM, McHutchison JG. An independent and prospective comparison of two commercial fibrosis marker panels (HCV FibroSURE and FIBROSpect II) during albinterferon alfa-2b combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C. J Viral Hepat. 2009 Mar;16(3):178-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2008.01062.x. Epub 2008 Oct 24.
- Background: PubMed 21981787Sebastiani G, Castera L, Halfon P, Pol S, Mangia A, Di Marco V, Pirisi M, Voiculescu M, Bourliere M, Alberti A. The impact of liver disease aetiology and the stages of hepatic fibrosis on the performance of non-invasive fibrosis biomarkers: an international study of 2411 cases. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Nov;34(10):1202-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04861.x. Epub 2011 Oct 9.
- Background: PubMed 9121257Poynard T, Bedossa P, Opolon P. Natural history of liver fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The OBSVIRC, METAVIR, CLINIVIR, and DOSVIRC groups. Lancet. 1997 Mar 22;349(9055):825-32. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(96)07642-8.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
David Goldberg, MD, MSCE principal investigator
University of Pennsylvania
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 Hepatitis C and Hepatitis C, Chronic, run by University of Pennsylvania 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 9 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Jul 2019. 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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
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?
HCV prevalence (time frame: Within 1 week of labwork at first study visit). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03038763, which also lists 13 linked publications.
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 17 Jul 2019.