Clinical Trial: Treatment of Muscle Cramps in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: A Pilot Study of Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of Muscle Cramps in Patients With Cirrhosis

Brief Summary: This is a pilot study to see if hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) if safe and effective to use with patients having cramps due to their cirrhotic liver disease.

Detailed Summary: This project is proposed as a pilot study to gather preliminary data for a full-scale randomized trial to assess the efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in the treatment of muscle cramps in patients with cirrhosis.
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

Current Primary Outcome: frequency and severity of muscle cramps in cirrhotic patients reporting the symptom, based on the modified muscle cramps questionnaire (mMCQ) [ Time Frame: 1 month after completion of questionnaire ]

Patients will be given the mMCQ and SF-12 to complete. These instruments will be scored according to established algorithms. Data analysis will include descriptive statistics (frequency, duration and severity of muscle cramps) and correlation between overall quality of life and the mMCQ summary score.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: safety and efficacy of HCQ for severe cramping using mMCQ, SF-12, and AE inventory. [ Time Frame: 28 days after first dose ]

The study intervention will include open label HCQ daily, which will be provided for the patients for two weeks. A designated coordinator will contact the patient 2 and 7 days of the study to ask of adverse events and fill out the AE inventory. At the end of the dosing, patients will be asked to return to the clinic for post-intervention assessment, which will include the mMCQ, SF-12, systemic AE inventory, CBC and EKG. Designated coordinator will contact patient again on day 28 of the study to ask mMCQ, SF-12, AE inventory.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Mayo Clinic

Dates:
Date Received: December 16, 2011
Date Started: December 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: July 29, 2015
Last Verified: July 2015