Status:

COMPLETED

Assess the Antifibrotic Activity of Fuzheng Huayu in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients With Hepatic Fibrosis

Lead Sponsor:

Tarek Hassanein

Collaborating Sponsors:

Shanghai Sundise Traditional Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd.

Conditions:

Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Current treatment of chronic liver disease relies upon removing the primary insult to the liver (e.g., alcohol) or treating the underlying viral infection (HBV, HCV, etc.). However, in the case of hep...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Main
  • Male or female 18-70 years of age.
  • Chronic hepatitis C infection based on documented history of a positive serum anti-HCV antibody test and/or detectable levels of HCV RNA ≥ 50 IU/mL.
  • Failure to achieve sustained Virologic response (SVR) with previous Interferon based therapy or subjects who refuse Interferon based therapy or are intolerant to Interferon.
  • All subjects enrolling in the study and all fertile or potentially fertile sexual partners of subjects must be using two reliable forms of effective contraception during the study unless a study participant/partner is surgically sterile or postmenopausal.
  • Main

Exclusion

  • Subjects with any history of decompensated liver disease, including but not restricted to portal hypertension as manifested by gastroesophageal varices, variceal bleeding, ascites, or encephalopathy or a hepatic mass lesion suspicious for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
  • Liver histology consistent with any other co-existing cause of chronic liver disease (apart from fatty liver).
  • Subjects who have been treated for HCV infection within 6 months before Screening.
  • Subjects who have been on any experimental protocol or therapy within 28 days before Screening.
  • Known HIV infection.
  • Chronic hepatitis B infection
  • Uncontrolled diabetes.
  • Unstable or uncontrolled thyroid disease
  • Uncontrolled seizures disorder.
  • History of malignant cancer within the last 5 years with the exception of localized basal or squamous cell carcinoma.
  • Alcohol and/or drug abuse within the past year.
  • Pregnant or lactating women or women who plan to become pregnant during the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

118 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00854087

Start Date

August 1 2010

End Date

August 1 2013

Last Update

May 19 2021

Active Locations (8)

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SCTI Research Foundation

Coronado, California, United States, 92118

2

VA Palo Alto HCS

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

3

Huntington Medical Research Institutes

Pasadena, California, United States, 91105

4

UC Davis Health System

Sacramento, California, United States, 95817