Rifaximin Soluble Solid Dispersion (SSD) Tablets Plus Lactulose for the Treatment of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (OHE)



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Neurology
Therapuetic Areas:Neurology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 75
Updated:3/14/2019
Start Date:May 30, 2018
End Date:November 2019
Contact:Lindsey Mathew
Email:lindsey.mathew@bauschhealth.com
Phone:9089270873

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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Rifaximin Soluble Solid Dispersion (SSD) Tablets Plus Lactulose for the Treatment of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (OHE)

Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Rifaximin Soluble Solid Dispersion (SSD) Tablets
Plus Lactulose for the Treatment of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy (OHE).

The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of rifaximin SSD plus lactulose
versus placebo plus lactulose for the treatment of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE). The
secondary objectives of this study are to assess the safety of rifaximin SSD in subjects with
OHE and to assess the effects of treatment with rifaximin SSD on key secondary endpoints.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female age 18 to 75 years of age (inclusive) at the time of screening.

- Females of childbearing potential, defined as a female who is fertile following
menarche, must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and agree to use an
acceptable method of contraception throughout their participation in the study.

Note: Female subjects who have been surgically sterilized (e.g., hysterectomy or bilateral
tubal ligation) or who are postmenopausal (defined as total cessation of menses for > 1
year) will not be considered "female subjects of childbearing potential".

- Subject is hospitalized with liver cirrhosis and/or OHE and has a confirmed diagnosis
of OHE at Baseline.

- Subject has a Grade 2 or Grade 3 HE episode according to the HE Grading Instrument
(HEGI) following 8 to 12 hours of intravenous (IV) hydration and lactulose treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subject has an uncontrolled major psychiatric disorder including major depression or
psychoses as determined by the investigator.

- Subject has been diagnosed with an infection for which they are currently taking oral
or parenteral antibiotics, which cannot be discontinued at time of enrollment. Note:
Subjects currently taking Rifaximin are not excluded

- Subject shows presence of intestinal obstruction or has inflammatory bowel disease.

- Subject has uncontrolled Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Note: Subjects with controlled
diabetes may be enrolled if they are on stable doses of oral hypoglycemic drugs for at
least 3 months prior to screening, and demonstrate clinically acceptable blood glucose
control at Baseline, as determined by the investigator.

- Subject has an active malignancy (exceptions: non-melanoma skin cancers).
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