View clinical trials related to Hepatitis C.
Filter by:The overall goal of the research project is to improve the outcome of medical care for injection drug users (IDUs) with Hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection. Hypothesis: An intervention designed to improve the rate of HCV treatment completion and sustained virologic response (SVR) in IDUs will increase access by integrating HCV medical care into a substance abuse treatment program.
- To evaluate if weekly psychological follow-up make opioid dependent patients in MMT able to accomplish 14 weeks treatment with Peginterferon alfa-2a (PEG-INF) and ribavirin to the same extent than non-opioid dependents. - To determine the efficacy of this anti-HCV treatment
* Adding Amantadine to standard anti-viral treatment can improve sustained response rates in patients with chronic hepatitis C
This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the combination of peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin in treatment-naïve patients with HCV genotype 1b infection, compared with peginterferon alfa-2a monotherapy. Additionally, the study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the combination of peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin in patients with CHC who had failed to respond to previous conventional-interferon based therapy.
The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate that the efficacy of peginterferon alfa-2a 40KD combination therapy with ribavirin in interferon naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection genotype 2 or 3 given for 12 weeks is non-inferior to 24 weeks.
1. To characterize the tolerability profile of subcutaneous (SC) CPG 10101 alone, with pegylated interferon, ribavirin or both pegylated interferon and ribavirin when administered weekly for twelve weeks in relapsed HCV positive subjects. 2. To assess the effect of subcutaneous (SC) CPG 10101 alone, with pegylated interferon, ribavirin or both pegylated interferon and ribavirin on serum Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA concentrations
The purpose of this study is to confirm the safety, efficacy and delineate the pharmacokinetic properties of nelfinavir in HIV/ Hepatitis C coinfected subjects with Child Pugh A compensated cirrhosis and or Hepatic fibrosis
The hypothesis of this study is that pegylated interferon would cause cognitive deficits and mood changes in hepatitis C (HCV) positive subjects.
The purpose of this study is to learn if pre-liver transplant treatment, using peginterferon plus ribavirin, will clear hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA from the blood in HCV-infected recipients and reduce the risk of recurrent HCV and allograft hepatitis following liver transplant.
In order to prevent organ rejection, patients receiving liver transplants currently require life-long treatment with immune system-suppressing medications to prevent the rejection of the transplanted liver. However, these medications can cause long-term side effects, such as infection, kidney problems, diabetes, and cancer. In patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), these medications may increase the risk of HCV infection in the transplanted liver. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a slow withdrawal of immune system-suppressing medications is safe in two groups of subjects: those who receive a liver transplant due to HCV, and those who receive a liver transplant due to non-immune, non-viral causes of liver failure. The study will also look at whether slow withdrawal will help reduce the long-term side effects of immune system-suppressing medications and decrease the chance for HCV infection of the new liver in transplant patients with HCV.