Sofosbuvir and Simeprevir Versus Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin in Treatment of HCV

NCT ID: NCT03069001

Last Updated: 2017-03-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-06-30

Study Completion Date

2016-03-31

Brief Summary

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This prospective study was conducted at Ain Shams University Hospital, Internal Medicine, Hepatology and Gastroenterology Department, and Tropical Medicine Department.

To compare the efficacy of the combination of sofosbuvir and simeprevir for 12 weeks with the combination of sofosbuvir and ribavirin for 24 weeks in Egyptian patients with HCV-related Child A cirrhosis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HCV

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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Sofosbuvir-Simeprevir

* Sofosbuvir 400 mg orally once-daily.
* Simeprevir 150 mg orally once-daily.
* Group A included 50 patients who received sofosbuvir 400 mg orally once-daily plus simeprevir 150 mg orally once-daily for 12 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sofosbuvir-Simeprevir

Intervention Type DRUG

-Sofosbuvir-Simeprevir group included 50 patients who received sofosbuvir 400 mg orally once-daily plus simeprevir 150 mg orally once-daily for 12 weeks.

Sofosbuvir-Ribavirin

* Sofosbuvir 400 mg orally once-daily.
* Ribavirin orally twice-daily (according to body weight: 1000 mg daily in patients with a body weight of \<75 kg and 1200 mg daily in patients with a body weight of ≥75 kg).
* Group B included 40 patients who received sofosbuvir 400 mg orally once-daily plus ribavirin orally twice-daily for 24 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sofosbuvir-Ribavirin

Intervention Type DRUG

-Sofosbuvir-Ribavirin group included 40 patients who received sofosbuvir 400 mg orally once-daily plus ribavirin orally twice-daily for 24 weeks.

Interventions

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Sofosbuvir-Simeprevir

-Sofosbuvir-Simeprevir group included 50 patients who received sofosbuvir 400 mg orally once-daily plus simeprevir 150 mg orally once-daily for 12 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Sofosbuvir-Ribavirin

-Sofosbuvir-Ribavirin group included 40 patients who received sofosbuvir 400 mg orally once-daily plus ribavirin orally twice-daily for 24 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with chronic HCV infection with a positive HCV RNA level by PCR.

Exclusion Criteria

* Total bilirubin \> 2 mg/dl.
* serum albumin \< 2.8 g/dl.
* INR \> 1.7.
* platelet count \< 50000/mm3.
* serum creatinine \> 2.5 mg/dl.
* patients presented by ascites or hepatic encephalopathy.
* patients with evidence of other causes of liver diseases, including hepatitis A, hepatitis B, autoimmune hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, drug-induced hepatitis, haemochromatosis, Wilson disease or alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
* patients with any advanced systemic disease.
* pregnancy or inability to use effective contraception in females.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ain Shams University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sara Abdelhakam

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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958

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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