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Title: | Fibrates for the treatment of cholestatic itch (FITCH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
Author: | Bolier, Ruth Vries, Elsemieke S. de Parés Darnaculleta, Albert Helder, Jeltje Kemper, E. Marleen Zwinderman, Koos Oude Elferink, Ronald P. Beuers, Ulrich |
Keywords: | Malalties del fetge Conductes biliars Liver diseases Bile ducts |
Issue Date: | 23-May-2017 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Pruritus (itch) is a frequent, burdensome and difficult-to-treat symptom in patients with cholestasis. Fibrates are currently under investigation for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis in patients with a suboptimal response to ursodeoxycholic acid. Moreover, there is empirical evidence for a possible antipruritic effect. We aim to prove this in a randomized controlled trial, including patients with cholestatic liver diseases other than primary biliary cholangitis that are accompanied by pruritus. METHODS: A multicenter investigator-initiated, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effect of bezafibrate on cholestatic pruritus in 84 adult patients with primary biliary cholangitis or primary/secondary sclerosing cholangitis. Primary outcome is the proportion of patients with a reduction of itch intensity of 50% or more (measured on a Visual Analog Scale) after 21 days of treatment with bezafibrate 400 mg qid or placebo. Secondary outcomes include the effect of bezafibrate on a five-dimensional itch score, liver disease-specific quality of life, serum liver tests and autotaxin activity. Safety will be evaluated through serum parameters for kidney function and rhabdomyolysis as well as precise recording of (serious) adverse events. We provide a schematic overview of the study protocol and describe the methods used to recruit and randomize patients, collect and handle data and perform statistical analyses. DISCUSSION: Given its favorable safety profile and anticholestatic properties, bezafibrate may become the new first-line treatment option for treating cholestatic pruritus. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1966-8 |
It is part of: | Trials, 2017, vol. 18, num. 1, p. 230 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/132542 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1966-8 |
ISSN: | 1745-6215 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina) |
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