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Interferon-Induced Gene Expression in Liver Cells and Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes

NCT00324389 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2

Last updated 2010-08-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This proposal seeks to use DNA analyses to understand how racial and genetic factors influence interferon (treatment) response in HCV infection in African Americans. A better understanding should allow rational design of new therapies or better use of existing therapies. Patients will provide medical history and undergo a physical exam, blood draws, electrocardiogram, possible chest x-ray, and abdominal ultrasound. Patients will be admitted to the hospital for 5 days and undergo 2 liver biopsies, sedation, and multiple blood draws. Twenty adult male volunteers (10 Caucasians,10 African Americans) ages 18 - 65 years will participate.

Conditions

  • Hepatitis C

Interventions

DRUG

Interferon alpha

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    lead NIH

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Completion
2006-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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