Efficacy Study of New Therapeutic Schedules in Naive Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Patients Infected With Genotype 3 (HCV-3)

NCT ID: NCT01121705

Last Updated: 2011-08-10

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

360 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

The study aimed at evaluating whether current 24 weeks length of combination treatment is appropriate or not for patients with HCV genotype 3 infection.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Patients are randomized to standard length of treatment or to a variable duration: 12 weeks for patients with undetectable HCVRNA at week 4 or 24 or 36 weeks for those with detectable HCV RNA at week 4.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Chronic Hepatitis

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

A1. standard duration

Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to two treatment arms. In the standard treatment group (A1), patients were treated for 24 weeks irrespective of the HCV RNA status at week 4 with Peg-interferon alfa-2b at a dose of 1.5 mcg per kilogram of body weight weekly in combination with oral ribavirin administered at a dose of 1000 mg/day for patients with a weight \<75 kg or 1200 mg/day for those with a weight of ≥75 kg. Patients enrolled in Arm A1 will be treated for standard 24 weeks duration of treatment with standard dosages of PegInterferon alpha 2b and weight-based dosages of ribavirin.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

B 1 I or II

In the variable treatment group, patients with a virologic response at week 4 will receive treatment for 12 weeks and those without a virologic response at 4 weeks treatment for 36 weeks. Patients without RVR will be treated for 24 or 36 weeks and labelled (B1I) or (B1II, respectively Intervention: different durations of treatment for patients without RVR

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Peg Interferon alpha2b + Ribavirin

Intervention Type DRUG

B 1 I or II: Experimental

variable duration of treatment group according with RVR. In case of RVR present patients will be treated for 12 weeks. Patients without RVR will be treated for 24 (B1I) or 36 (B1II)weeks: different duration of treatment for patients without RVR

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Peg Interferon alpha2b + Ribavirin

B 1 I or II: Experimental

variable duration of treatment group according with RVR. In case of RVR present patients will be treated for 12 weeks. Patients without RVR will be treated for 24 (B1I) or 36 (B1II)weeks: different duration of treatment for patients without RVR

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

Discover alternative or legacy names that may be used to describe the listed interventions across different sources.

variable

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Naive HCV patients
* HCVRNA positive
* Normal TSH
* ANA \<1:160

Exclusion Criteria

* Portal hypertension
* Renal failure
* HBsAg or HIV
* Alcohol consumption \>30 g/day
* Active IV drug use
* Chronic systemic diseases
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza"

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Alessandra Mangia, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

IRCCS - San Giovanni Rotondo

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Ospedale Civile

Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Civile

Canossa, , Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Casarano

Casarano, , Italy

Site Status

IRCCS "De Bellis"

Castellana Grotte, , Italy

Site Status

Ospedale "Garibaldi"

Catania, , Italy

Site Status

Ospedale "S.Camillo"

Rome, , Italy

Site Status

Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore Roma

Rome, , Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Venosa

Venosa, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

Italy

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Andriulli A, Mangia A, Iacobellis A, Ippolito A, Leandro G, Zeuzem S. Meta-analysis: the outcome of anti-viral therapy in HCV genotype 2 and genotype 3 infected patients with chronic hepatitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Aug 15;28(4):397-404. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03763.x. Epub 2008 Jun 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18549461 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

2007-00437470

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.