Status:

COMPLETED

A Randomized Trial of 24-Week Versus 48-Week Courses of Peginterferon Plus Ribavirin for HCV Genotype-6 Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

Conditions:

Chronic Hepatitis C

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Patients with HCV genotype 6 infection who have a rapid virological response to treatment are randomised to either 24 or 48 weeks HCV treatment. Our hypothesis is that there is no important difference...

Detailed Description

High rate of infection of Hepatitis C Virus(HCV) Genotype 6 was recently confirmed in Southern China. Recent study implied chronic hepatitis C genotype 6 responds better to the 48-week treatment with ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HCV RNA is positive
  • Genotype 6
  • Treatment naive
  • Raised ALT

Exclusion

  • Active substance abuse
  • Poorly controlled psychiatric disease
  • HBsAg positive
  • Anti-HIV positive
  • Suffering from other significant concurrent medical conditions including chronic liver diseases

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

242 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01263860

Start Date

December 1 2010

End Date

June 1 2014

Last Update

November 18 2014

Active Locations (4)

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The Eighth People's Hospital of Guangzhou

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060

2

The Third Affliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510630

3

Panyu People's Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

4

Zhongshan second people's hospital

Zhongshan, Guangdong, China