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Clinical Trial to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Combination Therapy: Hydroxychloroquine, Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2a and Ribavirin in Chronic Hepatitis C Subjects Non-responders to the Standard of Care Therapy.

NCT01272310 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2011-01-07

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Summary

The study is aimed to investigate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a fixed dose combination therapy of: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2a (PEG-IFN alpha-2a) and Ribavirin (RBV) in Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Infected adult subjects who failed to respond following a course of PEG-IFN and RBV Therapy.

Conditions

  • Chronic Hepatitis C

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2a (Peg-IFN alpha-2a) and Ribavirin

HCQ will be taken daily as an oral tablet of 200 mg b.i.d. Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2a - (180 µg) will be administered as weekly subcutaneous (s.c.) injections of 0.5 ml. Ribavirin - will be taken daily based on the patient body weight. If body weight is \< 75 kg, the total daily dose of Copegus® is 1000 mg, administered as 400 mg (2 tablets of 200 mg, morning intake) and 600 mg (3 tablets of 200 mg, evening intake). If body weight is \>= 75 kg, the total daily dose is 1200 mg administered as twice 600 mg (3 tablets of 200 mg per intake, morning and evening).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sheba Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2013-07-31

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