To Study the Effect of Adding on Pegylated Interferon (PEG-INF) Therapy for Patients Diagnosed With Chronic Hepatitis B

NCT02982837 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 214

Last updated 2018-03-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To assess whether PEG-INF (Peglyated - interferon) Add-on therapy in patients of CHB who have achieved a maintained viral suppression (HBV DNA PCR( polymerase chain reaction) \<200 for last 3-6 month) with NA's can result in increased rate of HBV infection eradication (HbsAg is undetectable by serological blood testing with or without seroconversion to HBs antibody).

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

PEG-IFN & Nucleos(t)tide analogues

Subjects who will be randomized to receive 180 Mcg/ week as an add-on Pegylated Interferon therapy α-2 A with their ongoing NUCLEOTIDE analogues for 48 weeks.

DRUG

Nucleos(t)tide analogues

Subjects will continue on the same dose of Nucleoside/nucleotide analogues as they started the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hoffmann-La Roche

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • King Abdullah International Medical Research Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Abduljaleel Alalwan, MD · National Guards Health Affairs-Riyadh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-31
Primary Completion
2019-03-31
Completion
2019-05-31

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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