Study the Safety and Effectiveness of MK7009 in Hepatitis C Infected Patients (MK-7009-004)(COMPLETED)

NCT ID: NCT00518622

Last Updated: 2015-08-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-07-31

Study Completion Date

2008-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of MK7009 in patients infected with Hepatitis C

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hepatitis C

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1

25 mg b.i.d. MK7009

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comparator: MK7009

Intervention Type DRUG

Depending on group assignment, patients will receive once daily (q.d.) dosing for 8 days or twice daily (b.i.d.) dosing for 7 days plus one additional dose on Day 8.

2

75 mg b.i.d. MK7009

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comparator: MK7009

Intervention Type DRUG

Depending on group assignment, patients will receive once daily (q.d.) dosing for 8 days or twice daily (b.i.d.) dosing for 7 days plus one additional dose on Day 8.

3

250 mg b.i.d. MK7009

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comparator: MK7009

Intervention Type DRUG

Depending on group assignment, patients will receive once daily (q.d.) dosing for 8 days or twice daily (b.i.d.) dosing for 7 days plus one additional dose on Day 8.

4

500 mg b.i.d. MK7009

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comparator: MK7009

Intervention Type DRUG

Depending on group assignment, patients will receive once daily (q.d.) dosing for 8 days or twice daily (b.i.d.) dosing for 7 days plus one additional dose on Day 8.

5

700 mg b.i.d. MK7009

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comparator: MK7009

Intervention Type DRUG

Depending on group assignment, patients will receive once daily (q.d.) dosing for 8 days or twice daily (b.i.d.) dosing for 7 days plus one additional dose on Day 8.

6

125 mg q.d. MK7009

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comparator: MK7009

Intervention Type DRUG

Depending on group assignment, patients will receive once daily (q.d.) dosing for 8 days or twice daily (b.i.d.) dosing for 7 days plus one additional dose on Day 8.

7

600 mg q.d. MK7009

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comparator: MK7009

Intervention Type DRUG

Depending on group assignment, patients will receive once daily (q.d.) dosing for 8 days or twice daily (b.i.d.) dosing for 7 days plus one additional dose on Day 8.

8

Placebo

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comparator: Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

MK7009 Placebo

Interventions

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Comparator: MK7009

Depending on group assignment, patients will receive once daily (q.d.) dosing for 8 days or twice daily (b.i.d.) dosing for 7 days plus one additional dose on Day 8.

Intervention Type DRUG

Comparator: Placebo

MK7009 Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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MK7009

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject is a man or a woman aged 18 to 55 years of age.
* Subject has chronic Hepatitis C
* Subject is willing to not use alcohol for 2 weeks prior to therapy and through the study follow-up period

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient has evidence of advanced liver disease.
* Patient has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
* Patient has Hepatitis B
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

References

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Lawitz E, Sulkowski M, Jacobson I, Kraft WK, Maliakkal B, Al-Ibrahim M, Gordon SC, Kwo P, Rockstroh JK, Panorchan P, Miller M, Caro L, Barnard R, Hwang PM, Gress J, Quirk E, Mobashery N. Characterization of vaniprevir, a hepatitis C virus NS3/4A protease inhibitor, in patients with HCV genotype 1 infection: safety, antiviral activity, resistance, and pharmacokinetics. Antiviral Res. 2013 Sep;99(3):214-20. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.05.015. Epub 2013 Jun 7.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23747481 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2007_517

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

7009-004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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