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Filter by:The objective of this study is to evaluate patient satisfaction in hepatitis C patients receiving PegIntron pen plus Rebetol. The rationale is that the effectiveness of treatment is correlated with adherence to the prescribed regimen which, in turn, is affected by the ease of use and accuracy of treatment administration. Since the PegIntron pen is a novel device, the results of this study will be used to improve the training of patients and healthcare providers in PegIntron pen use.
Patients receiving a patient assistance program during therapy for Hepatitis C will be enrolled into this study. All patients will receive PegIntron pen and Rebetol according to label and the patient assistance program. This study will be compared to similar studies from other clinics using various patient support programs for the purpose of designing future comparative phase IV studies.
The purpose of this study is to test the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of 4 regimens of Vaniprevir + Peg-IFN and Ribavirin as compared to Placebo (PBO) + Peg-IFN/RBV. The primary hypotheses are that Vaniprevir is well tolerated, and that Vaniprevir 600 mg twice daily (b.i.d.) is superior to the control regimen for the percentage of non-cirrhotic (NC) participants achieving undetectable HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) 24 weeks after the end of study therapy (SVR24).
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, efficacy and tolerability of using two regimens of telaprevir (with and without delayed start) with standard treatment compared to standard treatment alone in participants with chronic, genotype 1, hepatitis C.
This single arm study will investigate the predictive value of a week 4 virological response on sustained virological response in patients with chronic hepatitis C, genotype 2 or 3, treated with PEGASYS + Copegus. Eligible patients will be treated with PEGASYS 180 micrograms/week sc + Copegus 800mg/day po; those who have a virological response at week 4 will continue to be treated for 24 weeks, followed by a 24 week treatment-free follow-up. Non-responders at week 4 will be entered into a separate protocol (MV21371) to receive PEGASYS + Copegus for 24 or 48 weeks. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100 individuals.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether lozenges of interferon-alpha that are dissolved in the mouth can prevent relapse in patients with hepatitis C virus infection who had a complete virologic response after receiving a combination of injected interferon-alpha and oral ribavirin.
The influence of insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance on the effects of antiviral therapy for HCV remains unclear. The aim of the present study was (1) To elucidate the clinical and virological factors associated with sustained viral response in patients with combination therapy with PEG-IFN and ribavirin. (2) To clarify the influence of diabetes mellitus (DM), impaired glucose tolerance test (IGT) and insulin resistance (IR) on the HCV response to combination therapy with PEG-IFN and ribavirin. (3) To test the influence of combination therapy on HOMA IR
The objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combination therapy with peginterferon alfa-2b 1.0 µg/kg/week subcutaneous (SC) + ribavirin administered for 48 weeks in participants with chronic hepatitis C and type C compensated liver cirrhosis. Participants who are hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA) positive after 24 weeks of treatment will be discontinued from therapy.
The objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination therapy with subcutaneous (SC) Pegylated Interferon (PEG-IFN) alfa-2b 1.5 ug/kg/week plus low-dose ribavirin administered for 48 weeks in participants with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) who are infected with HCV genotype 1 high viral load, and weigh 50 kg or less.
Silymarin (Legalon), also known as milk thistle, is an alternative medicine commonly found in health food and vitamin stores. People with liver disease sometimes use silymarin because it is thought to have liver protecting effects; however, this benefit has not been proven. The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness of silymarin and assess the safety of different silymarin doses in patients with varying severity of liver disease compared to a placebo (lactose pill). Eligible subjects will be randomized to treatment with placebo or one of two dosages of Legalon® 420 mg or 700 mg administered orally thrice daily. Investigators and subjects will be masked to treatment assignment. The study design includes a screening period during which patients will undergo full medical evaluation to verify protocol eligibility and a treatment period of 24 weeks during which time clinic visits and laboratory studies will be performed every 2-4 weeks to monitor for safety and efficacy of therapy. Subjects will continue to be followed for an additional 12 weeks after the completion of study medication to monitor for adverse events and investigate post-treatment outcomes. Participation in this research study requires the subject to travel to the clinic for at least 10 visits so recruitment will be limited to a geographically restricted area around participating clinical centers.