To evaluate the proportion of patients with undetectable HCV RNA at 12 weeks post end of treatment (SVR12) following sofosbuvir/GS-5816 therapy for 12 weeks in people with chronic HCV infection and recent injection drug use.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
103
12 weeks of Sofosbuvir (SOF)/GS-5816 (400mg/100mg) in an oral once-daily fixed dose
The Kirby Institute
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sustained Virological Response (SVR12)
To evaluate the proportion of patients with undetectable HCV RNA at 12 weeks post end of treatment (SVR12) following sofosbuvir (SOF)/GS-5816 therapy for 12 weeks in people with chronic HCV infection and recent injection drug use.
Time frame: Week 24
Treatment adherence
To evaluate the proportion of patients adherent to therapy (both on-treatment adherence and treatment discontinuation)
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Impact of adherence on therapy (association between adherence and response to treatment )
To evaluate the association between adherence and response to treatment \[including an evaluation of the impact of early (0-3 weeks), mid (4-7 weeks) and late (8-11 weeks) missed doses on response to therapy\]; Adehernce will be measure via a self report quesitonanire and pill counts via return of the weeekly blister packs. The impact of the number and timing of missed pills will be evaluated.
Time frame: early (0-3 weeks), mid (4-7 weeks) and late (8-11 weeks) during therapy
Factors associated with on-treatment adherence
To evaluate factors associated with on-treatment adherence \>90% and treatment discontinuation. Demographic and behavioural factors will be examined.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
End of Treatment Response (ETR) (proportion of participants with undetectable HCV RNA at the end of treatment (ETR)
To evaluate the proportion of participants with undetectable HCV RNA at the end of treatment (ETR)
Time frame: Week 12
Safety and tolerability (number and type of adverse events and serious adverse events)
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To evaluate the number and type of adverse events and serious adverse events on treament and for 12 weeks post end of treatment
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Change in drug use
To evaluate the change in drug use during treatment
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Change in mental health
To evaluate the change in mental health during treatment
Time frame: Basleine to Week 12
Change in health related quality of life
To evaluate the change in health-related quality of life during treatment
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Impact of mixed infection on treatment response
To evaluate the rate of mixed HCV infection at baseline and among those with treatment non-response
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Reinfection Rate
To evaluate the rate of HCV reinfection during and up to two years following treatment
Time frame: Week 108
Immunovirological factors associated with treatment clearance
To evaluate immunovirological factors associated with treatment clearance. We will evaluate cytokines and chemokines (e.g. interferon inducible protein 10), T-cell responses, viral evolution and genetic markers (e.g. inteferon lambda 4) that are potentially associated with treatment induced clearance
Time frame: Week 24
Utility of Dried Blood Spot (DBS) (method for monitoring HCV including treatment response)
To evaluate the utility of dried blood spot (DBS) as a simple method for monitoring HCV including treatment response. HCV RNA will be measured from DBS samples and then compared to HCV RNA levels measured using standard methods (EDTA Plasma samples and Roche Taqman)
Time frame: Week 108