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Impact of Moderate Alcohol Use on Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Progression

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00205075
First received: September 13, 2005
Last updated: September 22, 2008
Last verified: September 2008
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of moderate alcohol intake on liver disease caused by HCV in terms of speed of progression as compared to those not drinking alcohol.


Condition
Hepatic Fibrogenesis
Hepatitis C

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: The Use of Validated Measures of Alcohol Intake to Measure the Impact of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Hepatic Fibrogenesis in Individuals Infected With Hepatitis C

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Wisconsin, Madison:

Study Start Date: August 2004
Study Completion Date: June 2008
Primary Completion Date: June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Outpatient with HCV who is not receiving or planning treatment but is receiving standard of care monitoring every 3 months and is either abstinent from alcohol or drinking only moderately

Exclusion Criteria:

  • HIV co-infection
  • Treated within the past 6 months
  • History (hx) of other liver disease
  • Alcohol use greater than 30 g/day or history of binge drinking in the last year
  • Decompensated liver disease
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00205075

Locations
United States, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Adnan Said, MD University of Wisconsin, Madison
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00205075     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: M-2004-0161
Study First Received: September 13, 2005
Last Updated: September 22, 2008
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
 Virus Diseases
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Flaviviridae Infections

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013