Status:

COMPLETED

Different PEG-interferon and Ribavirin Schedules for Chronic Hepatitis C in the Real Clinical Practice.

Lead Sponsor:

Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

Collaborating Sponsors:

Regione Veneto

University of Padova

Conditions:

Hepatitis C Virus

Chronic Liver Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection provokes thousands of deaths every year all over the world, being the major cause of progressive liver disease, primary hepatic cancer and liver transplantation. Toda...

Detailed Description

(Project B) To evaluate the viral kinetic decay during antiviral combination therapy with P-IFN alfa-2a and 2b type plus ribavirin.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Naive adult subject
  • active HCV infection (HCV-RNA positive)
  • histological/biochemical signs of chronic hepatitis or compensated cirrhosis
  • willingness of treatment

Exclusion

  • autoimmune disorders
  • severe depression or psychiatric disease
  • previous decompensation of cirrhosis
  • gastroesophageal bleeding
  • hepatocellular carcinoma
  • major disease with a life expectancy of less than 5 years
  • pregnancy or nursing

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

506 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01195181

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

August 1 2010

Last Update

September 6 2010

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Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Out-patients Hepatologic Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova.

Padua, Italy, 35100