Peginterferon Plus Ribavirin Combination Therapy for Hepatitis C Six Months After Onset of Acute Infection

NCT02377856 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2016-03-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients with acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection usually become chronicity if viremia persists after 6 months of infection. The result of using pegylated interferon plus ribavirin combination therapy upon these patients remains to be explored

Conditions

  • Acute Hepatitis C

Interventions

DRUG

pegylated interferon alpha 2a, ribavirin

pegylated interferon alpha 2a 180 mcg/week and Ribavirin 1000-1200 mg/day for 24 weeks, follow up for 24 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ming-Lung Yu, MD, PhD · Kaohsiung Medical University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-02-29

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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