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Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Phase 2/3NCT01964001

The Effects of Vitamin B-6 and Coenzyme Q10 Status on Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Capacities, and Inflammatory Responses in Patients With Liver Cancer

A Phase 2/3 study testing Vitamin B-6, Coenzyme Q10 and Vitamin B-6+Coenzyme Q10 in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma., run by Taichung Veterans General Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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

Carcinoma is the leading cause of worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second cause of cancer mortality in Taiwan. Vitamin B-6 and coenzyme Q10 has been recognized as antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients in recent clinical studies. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
What is being tested?
Vitamin B-6, Coenzyme Q10 and Vitamin B-6+Coenzyme Q10
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
71 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Jan 2014to May 2016
Phase
Phase 2/3
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 20 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The HCC patients with stage 1 and stage 2 (n = 150) who are identified by liver biopsy.

Who cannot join

  • age < 20 years old.
  • The patients who had heart, renal, gestational, diabetes, or other metabolic diseases.
  • Under the medications which may interfere the vitamin B-6 or coenzyme Q10 concentrations, such as phenobarbital, phenytoin, cycloserine, pyrazinamide, isoniazid, (thio)semicarbazide, hydramitrazine, phenelzine, carbidopa, levodopa, hydralazine, steroids, penicillamine, ,Statin, or Warfarin.
  • The women who are during pregnancy or Lactation.
  • The women who are taking the oral contraceptives.
  • The subjects who are taking the dietary supplements, such as vitamin B-6, coenzyme Q10, or other antioxidant vitamins.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • Taichung Verterans General Hospital

    Taichung, 40705

Other trials in Taiwan

About this study

Carcinoma is the leading cause of worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second cause of cancer mortality in Taiwan. Vitamin B-6 and coenzyme Q10 has been recognized as antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients in recent clinical studies. The purposes of this study are going to investigate the relation of vitamin B-6 and coenzyme Q10 with the indicators of oxidative stress, antioxidant enzymes activities and the inflammatory markers in patients with stage 1 and stage 2 HCC. The study is designed as an intervention study. The investigators will recruit HCC patients with stage 1 and stage 2 (n = 150) who are identified by liver biopsy. HCC subjects are randomly assign to placebo, vitamin B-6 (50 mg/d), coenzyme Q10 (300 mg/d), and vitamin B-6 plus coenzyme Q10 supplements groups. Intervention is going to administration for three months. The concentrations of vitamin B-6, coenzyme Q10, oxidative stress indicators, antioxidant enzymes activities, antioxidant vitamins (vitamin A and E), and inflammatory markers are going to be analyzed. The results would provide more information nutrients for clinical physicians and dietitians for considering suggesting patients with HCC using vitamin B-6 or coenzyme Q10 supplementation to improve their clinical outcomes.

Being tested
Vitamin B-6, Coenzyme Q10, Vitamin B-6+Coenzyme Q10, Placebo
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

What participants receive

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

  • Vitamin B-6Dietary supplement

    Vitamin B-6 50 mg/d

  • Coenzyme Q10Dietary supplement

    Coenzyme Q10 300 mg

  • Vitamin B-6+Coenzyme Q10Dietary supplement

    Vitamin B-6 (50 mg/d) and Coenzyme Q10 (300 mg/d)

  • PlaceboOther

    starch

Study groups in NCT01964001
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorstarch
Receives: Other: Placebo
Dietary supplementsExperimentalVitamin B-6/Coenzyme Q10/vitamin B6+Coenzyme Q10
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Vitamin B-6; Dietary Supplement: Coenzyme Q10; Dietary Supplement: Vitamin B-6+Coenzyme Q10

What is being measured

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

  1. Antioxidant capacity

    This study are going to measure the indicators of antioxidant capacity including Vitamin B-6, coenzyme Q10, vitamin A and E, lipid peroxidation markers (malondialdehyde), and antioxidant enzymes activities (catalase, glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase).

    Measured: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Inflammation markers

    This study are going to measure the inflammation markers including C-reactive protein, Tumor necrosis factor-alfa, Interleukin-1 beta, Interleukin-6,adiponectin, homocysteine, S-adenosyl-methionine, and S-adenosyl-homocysteine.

    Measured: 12 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Oct 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2014
  3. Primary completionMay 2016
  4. Study completionMay 2016

Resources

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 2/3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
71 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01964001
Sponsor's protocol ID
CF13197
Status last verified
Jun 2016
First submitted
10 Oct 2013
Last updated
15 Jun 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Liu HT, Huang YC, Cheng SB, Huang YT, Lin PT. Effects of coenzyme Q10 supplementation on antioxidant capacity and inflammation in hepatocellular carcinoma patients after surgery: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Nutr J. 2016 Oct 6;15(1):85. doi: 10.1186/s12937-016-0205-6.

    PubMed 27716246
  • Cheng SB, Lin PT, Liu HT, Peng YS, Huang SC, Huang YC. Vitamin B-6 Supplementation Could Mediate Antioxidant Capacity by Reducing Plasma Homocysteine Concentration in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Tumor Resection. Biomed Res Int. 2016;2016:7658981. doi: 10.1155/2016/7658981. Epub 2016 Mar 9.

    PubMed 27051670

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Vitamin B-6, Coenzyme Q10 and Vitamin B-6+Coenzyme Q10 in people with Hepatocellular Carcinoma., run by Taichung Veterans General Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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 1 inclusion and 6 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 15 Jun 2016. 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 Taiwan. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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?

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?

Antioxidant capacity (time frame: 12 weeks). 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 NCT01964001, which also lists 2 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 15 Jun 2016.

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