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Short Course of Interferon Treatment in Patients With HCV Infection (STAR)
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Aga Khan University
Collaborator:
Getz Pharma
Information provided by:
Aga Khan University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00502970
First received: July 16, 2007
Last updated: January 9, 2008
Last verified: January 2008
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Purpose
To determine if a shorter course of interferon and ribavirin therapy will be sufficient in carefully selected patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 3 infection, as compared to the standard length of treatment of 6 months.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatitis C Chronic Disease Treatment | Drug: 16 weeks Interferon Tiw with Ribavirin Drug: 24 weeks Interferon | Phase 4 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Randomized Trial Comparing a Short Course Versus Standard Treatment in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection |
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Further study details as provided by Aga Khan University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Sustained Virological response [ Time Frame: six months after stopping treatment ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Safety of short course of Interferon & Ribavirin [ Time Frame: Four or Six months ]
| Enrollment: | 150 |
| Study Start Date: | May 2004 |
| Study Completion Date: | November 2007 |
| Primary Completion Date: | November 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: 1
16 weeks Interferon Tiw with Ribavirin
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Drug: 16 weeks Interferon Tiw with Ribavirin
16 weeks Interferon Tiw
Other Name: Uniferon
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Active Comparator: 2
24 weeks Interferon Tiw with Ribavirin
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Drug: 24 weeks Interferon
24 weeks Interferon Tiw with Ribavirin
Other Name: Uniferon
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 50 Years (Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult males and non-pregnant females (more than 18 and less than equal to 50 years of age).
- Treatment naïve patients.
- Serological evidence of hepatitis C infection by an anti-HCV antibody test
- HCV PCR positive
- Genotype 3
- Absence of cirrhosis on liver biopsy.
- Absence of alcohol or drug abuse.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who do not consent to be included in the study.
- Pregnant or breast feeding females.
- Patients with a hemoglobin of <10g/dl, ANC <1500c/mm, and a platelet count <90000c/mm.
- Genotype non 3
- HCV PCR positive at the end of 4 weeks of treatment.
- Presence of cirrhosis on liver biopsy.
- Decompensated liver disease.
- History or other evidence of a medical condition associated with chronic liver disease other than CHC (e.g., hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis, metabolic liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, toxin exposure)
- History of having received IFN, PEG-IFN, RBV therapy previously.
- History of systemic antiviral therapy or investigational drug 3 months prior to the first dose of study treatment.
- Patients expected to need systemic antiviral therapy at any time during their participation in the study.
- Exceptions from the last two exclusion criteria are patients who have had a limited (less than 7 day) course of acyclovir or valacyclovir for herpetic lesions more than 1 month prior to the first administration of trial treatment.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00502970
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00502970
Locations
| Pakistan | |
| The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road | |
| Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 74800 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Aga Khan University
Getz Pharma
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Saeed S Hamid, FRCP | The Aga Khan University |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Proffessor Saeed Hamid, The Aga Khan University |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00502970 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
302-Med/ERC-04 |
| Study First Received: | July 16, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | January 9, 2008 |
Keywords provided by Aga Khan University:
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Chronic HCV Treatment |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Hepatitis Hepatitis C Chronic Disease Liver Diseases Digestive System Diseases Hepatitis, Viral, Human Virus Diseases Flaviviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Disease Attributes |
Pathologic Processes Interferons Ribavirin Iron-Dextran Complex Antineoplastic Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Hematinics |
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