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Herpes SimplexPhase 3NCT01602562

Valaciclovir Hydrochloride Phase III for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients

A Phase 3 study testing VACV tablets (Adults or pediatrics) or granules (pediatrics) in people with Herpes Simplex, run by GlaxoSmithKline at 11 sites in Japan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preventive efficacy for HSV infection and safety of valaciclovir (VACV) in the adult and pediatric HSCT patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 64 years
Conditions the study is for
Herpes Simplex
What is being tested?
VACV tablets (Adults or pediatrics) or granules (pediatrics)
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
11 sitesJapan
Study dates
7 May 2012to 24 May 2013
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 1 year to 64 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients who are planning to undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, except cord blood transplantation.
  • Patients aged from 1 and above to under 65 at the time of informed consent.
  • Patients who can submit their voluntary written informed consent if they are 12 years old and over.
  • Patient is male or female. Male patients must be willing to use adequate contraception during the study. Female patients of childbearing potential must agree to consistently perform any of the contraceptive methods.
  • QTc <450 msec, or QTc <480 msec in patients with bundle branch block. (values based on either single ECG values or triplicate ECG averaged QTc values)
  • Liver test (aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <2x upper limit of normal (ULN); alkaline phosphatase (Al-P)and total bilirubin <=1.5xULN (total bilirubin >1.5xULN is acceptable if direct bilirubin <35%).

Who cannot join

  • Patients with a history of HSCT.
  • Patients who are judged to be in the following condition by the investigator (or subinvestigator): the clinical severity of malabsorption syndrome, vomiting, mucositis or other gastrointestinal dysfunction is so serious that orally administered VACV can not be absorbed.
  • Patients who have known nucleoside analogs hypersensitivity.
  • Patients who have a concurrent or past history of renal function disorder (serum creatinine >=1.5x ULN).
  • Patients who have serious complication (eg, other malignant tumours, cardiac disorder, juvenile diabetes).
  • Patients who are currently treated with the prohibited concomitant drugs.
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  • Patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B or C.
  • Patients with AIDS or patients infected with HIV.
  • Patients who were given other trial products within 30 days before initiation of administration of this trial product or those who intend to participate in other clinical trials.
  • Patients who are pregnant or probably pregnant.
  • Patients who can not follow the protocol because of psychological, family, social or geological reasons.
  • Patients are not allowed to participate in this clinical trial if the investigator (or subinvestigator) judges that their participation is inappropriate.

Trial locations and contacts

11 sites in 1 country.

11 sites in 1 country

Japan11 sites
  • GSK Investigational Site

    Aichi, 446-8602

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Aichi, 453-8511

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Aichi, 466-8560

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Hiroshima, 734-8551

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Hyōgo, 650-0047

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Hyōgo, 654-0081

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Kagoshima, 890-8520

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Kanagawa, 259-1143

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Osaka, 594-1101

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Saitama, 339-8551

  • GSK Investigational Site

    Tokyo, 162-8655

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Open-label Study to Evaluate Preventive Efficacy for Herpes Simplex Virus Infection and Safety of 256U87 (Valaciclovir Hydrochloride) in Adult and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preventive efficacy for HSV infection and safety of valaciclovir (VACV) in the adult and pediatric HSCT patients.

Read the detailed description

This clinical study is a multicenter open-label study on the adult and pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients. The primary objective is to confirm the preventive efficacy for herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection of 256U87 (VACV: valaciclovir) due to the treatment before or immediately after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The secondary objective is to confirm the safety of VACV in the case of its use for such a purpose.

This clinical study consists of the following two periods: the screening period lasting 7 days at the longest and the administration period from 7 days before HSCT to 35 days after HSCT (43 days in total). During the administration period, adult patients are orally given a VACV tablet twice daily, while pediatric patients are orally given VACV granules twice daily at a dose of 25 mg/kg b.w. (maximum dose per treatment: 500 mg). Pediatric patients weighing 40 kg or over may be orally given a VACV tablet twice daily.

Conditions
Herpes Simplex
Being tested
VACV tablets (Adults or pediatrics) or granules (pediatrics)
Keywords
Herpes simplex infection, valaciclovir, herpes simplex virus, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Medical subject headings
Herpes Simplex

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • VACV tablets (Adults or pediatrics) or granules (pediatrics)Drug

    Also called 256U87 tablet or granule

    A white to slightly yellowish white film coated tablet contains 556 mg of valaciclovir hydrochloride (500 mg of valaciclovir)). VACV granules have no or slightly specific odor.

Study groups in NCT01602562
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
VACV (256U87; valaciclovir hydrochloride)ExperimentalAdult patients (16-65 years): A VACV tablet (containing 500mg of valaciclovir) is orally given twice daily. Pediatric patients (1-16 years): VACV granules are orally given at a dose of 25 mg/kg b.w. twice daily. The maximum dose per treatment is limited to 500 mg. Pediatric patients weighing 40 kg or over may be orally given a VACV tablet (containing 500 mg of valaciclovir) twice daily.
Receives: Drug: VACV tablets (Adults or pediatrics) or granules (pediatrics)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants With a Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection

    Viral isolation/identification was conducted if the investigator (or subinvestigator) suspected HSV infection according to the relevant clinical symptoms (oral mucositis, skin infection, genital herpes, and pneumonia). If the result of viral isolation/identification was positive, the participant concerned was defined as a case of HSV infection. For reference, a virus deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification (PCR) was simultaneously performed.

    Measured: From Day -7 (7 days before HSCT) to Day 35 (35 days after HSCT)

Secondary outcomes (14)
  1. Number of Participants With Any Adverse Event (AE) or Any Serious Adverse Event (SAE)

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product. An SAE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death, is life threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, may jeopardize the participant or may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the other outcomes listed in this definition, or is an event of possible drug-induced liver injury. Refer to the general AE/SAE module for a list of AEs and SAEs.

    Measured: From Day -7 (7 days before HSCT) to Day 35 (35 days after HSCT)

  2. Mean Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), and Lactate Dehydrogenase (LD) Values at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of ALP, ALT, AST, CPK, GGT, and LD at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35.

    Measured: Screening (SCR), Day 14, and Day 35

  3. Mean Direct Bilirubin, Total Bilirubin, Creatinine, and Uric Acid Values at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of direct bilirubin, total bilirubin, creatinine, and uric acid at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35.

    Measured: Screening (SCR), Day 14, and Day 35

  4. Mean Cholesterol, Chloride, Glucose, Potassium, Sodium, Triglyceride, and Urea/Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Values at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of cholesterol, chloride, glucose, potassium, sodium, triglycerides, and urea/BUN at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35.

    Measured: Screening (SCR), Day 14, and Day 35

  5. Mean Albumin and Total Protein Values at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of albumin and total protein at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35.

    Measured: Screening (SCR), Day 14, and Day 35

  6. Mean Basophil, Eosinophil, Lymphocyte, Monocyte, and Total Neutrophil Values at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, and total neutrophils at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35.

    Measured: Screening (SCR), Day 14, and Day 35

  7. Mean Platelet Count and White Blood Cell (WBC) Count at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of platelet count and WBC count at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35.

    Measured: Screening (SCR), Day 14, and Day 35

  8. Mean Red Blood Cell Count at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of the red blood cell count at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35.

    Measured: Screening (SCR), Day 14, and Day 35

  9. Mean Hemoglobin Values at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35

    Blood samples were collected for the measurement of hemoglobin at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35.

    Measured: Screening (SCR), Day 14, and Day 35

  10. Number of Participants With the Indicated Result for the Indicated Urinalysis Parameters Tested by Dipstick at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35

    Urinalysis parameters included: urine bilirubin (UB), urine occult blood (UOB), urine glucose (UG), urine ketones (UK), urine protein (UP), and urine urobilinogen (UUG). The dipstick is a strip used to detect the presence or absence of these parameters in the urine sample. The dipstick test gives results in a semi-quantitative manner, and results for urinalysis parameters can be read as negative (Neg), Trace, 1+, 2+, and 3+ (in order of increasing levels). Data are reported as the number of participants who had Neg, Trace, 1+, 2+, and 3+ levels at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35. If a category has not been reported for a specific parameter, then no participants were measured in that category.

    Measured: Screening (SCR), Day 14, and 35

  11. Mean Urine Specific Gravity Values at Screening, Day 14, and Day 35

    Safety Population. Only those participants available at the specified time points were analyzed (represented by n=X, X in the category titles). Different participants may have been analyzed at different time points, so the overall number of participants analyzed reflects everyone in the Safety Population.

    Measured: Screening (SCR), Day 14, and Day 35

  12. Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure and Diastolic Blood Pressure at Days 0, 7, 14, 21, and 35

    Blood pressure measurement included systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Change from Baseline was calculated as the post-Baseline value minus the Baseline value.

    Measured: Baseline; Days 0, 7, 14, 21, and 35

  13. Change From Baseline in Heart Rate at Days 0, 7, 14, 21, and 35

    Heart rate is defined as the number of heartbeats per unit of time. Change from Baseline was calculated as the post-Baseline value minus the Baseline value.

    Measured: Baseline; Days 0, 7, 14, 21, and 35

  14. Number of Participants With the Indicated Electrocardiogram (ECG) Findings at Screening and Day 35

    The number of participants with normal, abnormal - clinically significant (CS), and abnormal - not clinically significant (NCS) ECG findings, as well as the number of participants with no results (NR), at Screening and Day 35 are presented. Findings were determined to be normal, abnormal CS, and NCS by the investigator.

    Measured: Screening (SCR) and Day 35

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 May 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study start7 May 2012
  3. Primary completion1 May 2013
  4. Study completion24 May 2013

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01602562
Sponsor's protocol ID
116100
Status last verified
Jun 2018
First submitted
17 May 2012
Last updated
17 Aug 2018
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Patient-level data for this study will be made available through www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com following the timelines and process described on this site.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing VACV tablets (Adults or pediatrics) or granules (pediatrics) in people with Herpes Simplex, run by GlaxoSmithKline at 11 sites in Japan.

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 6 inclusion and 12 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 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 11 sites in Japan. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 24 Feb 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Number of Participants With a Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection (time frame: From Day -7 (7 days before HSCT) to Day 35 (35 days after HSCT)). 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 17 Aug 2018.

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