A Study of Peginterferon Alfa-2a With or Without Ribavirin in Participants With Chronic Hepatitis D (CHD)

NCT ID: NCT02731131

Last Updated: 2016-07-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-09-30

Study Completion Date

2009-05-31

Brief Summary

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This single-center, randomized, open-label, pilot study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 48 weeks of treatment with peginterferon alfa-2a alone versus in combination with ribavirin in participants with CHD.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hepatitis D, Chronic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group A: Monotherapy with Peginterferon alfa-2a

Participants will receive peginterferon alfa-2a alone, administered over 48 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Peginterferon alfa-2a

Intervention Type DRUG

Peginterferon alfa-2a will be administered as 180 micrograms (mcg) once weekly via subcutaneous (SC) injection.

Group B: Combination with Peginterferon alfa-2a + Ribavirin

Participants will receive combination therapy with peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin, administered over 48 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Peginterferon alfa-2a

Intervention Type DRUG

Peginterferon alfa-2a will be administered as 180 micrograms (mcg) once weekly via subcutaneous (SC) injection.

Ribavirin

Intervention Type DRUG

Ribavirin will be administered as 1000 to 1200 milligrams (mg) per day in divided oral doses.

Interventions

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Peginterferon alfa-2a

Peginterferon alfa-2a will be administered as 180 micrograms (mcg) once weekly via subcutaneous (SC) injection.

Intervention Type DRUG

Ribavirin

Ribavirin will be administered as 1000 to 1200 milligrams (mg) per day in divided oral doses.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Pegasys Copegus

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) for the prior 6 months
* Positive anti-delta for the prior 3 months
* Positive HDV RNA at Screening
* Elevated ALT (1 to 10 times upper limit of normal) prior to first dose
* Chronic, necroinflammatory hepatitis documented within the prior 18 months (non-cirrhotic) or 30 months (cirrhotic)
* Negative pregnancy and adequate contraceptive use

Exclusion Criteria

* Antiviral therapy for CHD within previous 3 months
* Positive for hepatitis A or C, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
* Increased risk of metabolic liver disease
* Decompensated liver disease
* Elevated bilirubin
* Poor hematologic or renal function
* Drug/alcohol abuse within 1 year prior to study
* History of significant psychiatric, autoimmune, pulmonary, cardiac, oncologic, or thyroid disease
* Organ transplantation with existing functional graft
* Retinopathy or other ophthalmologic complication of diabetes or hypertension
* Inclusion in another investigational trial within previous 12 weeks
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Cagliari, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Other Identifiers

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ML18149

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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