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French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Schering-Plough |
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Information provided by: | French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00122629 |
Triple antiviral therapy with peg-interferon-alfa/ribavirin+amantadine was suggested to increase sustained virological response (SVR) rates in HCV non-responders to a standard interferon/ribavirin combination.
Patients with hepatitis C virus infection were eligible if they had failed to respond to a single previous 24 week cycle of interferon/ribavirin combination therapy. Non-response was defined as persistent HCV RNA in the serum during the last month of treatment.
This study tested the efficacy and safety of pegylated interferon alfa-2b with ribavirin and amantadine or a placebo for 48 weeks.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Hepatitis C, Chronic |
Drug: peg-interferon alfa-2b Drug: ribavirin Drug: amantadine |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Triple Therapy With Peg-Interferon Alfa-2b/Ribavirin Plus Amantadine Compared to Standard Peg-Interferon Alfa-2b/Ribavirin for Previous HCV Non Responders ANRSHC03 BITRI |
Estimated Enrollment: | 405 |
Study Start Date: | October 2000 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | May 2003 |
Triple antiviral therapy with peg-interferon-alfa/ribavirin + amantadine was suggested to increase sustained virological response (SVR) rates in HCV non-responders to a standard interferon/ribavirin combination.
The aim of this study is to determine if the addition of amantadine to PEG-IFN/ribavirin enhances SVR.
This study is a double blind, comparative, prospective multicenter, randomized study. Patients are recruited from 23 hepatology centers in France. The protocol was approved by the French ethical committee and all patients provided written informed consent. Eligible subjects are randomly assigned to the two treatment groups in equal proportions. The randomization process is generated by the Department of Biostatistics, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Main inclusion criteria are: elevated ALT, detectable HCV RNA, Metavir score over or equal to A1F1 and below or equal to F3. Patients received PEG-IFN 1.5µg/kg/week, ribavirin 800-1200mg/day and amantadine 200mg/day or placebo during 48 weeks.
The primary endpoint is a sustained virological response, defined as an undetectable HCV-RNA 24 weeks after treatment discontinuation (week 72). Secondary endpoints are the biochemical response at week 72 defined as ALT normalization; histological benefit; tolerance; and virological and biochemical responses during therapy at weeks 12, 24 and 48.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
France | |
Service d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie Hopital Hotel Dieu | |
Lyon Cedex, France, 69288 |
Principal Investigator: | Christian Trepo, MD | Hépato-Gastroentérologie Hopital Hôtel-Dieu LYON |
Study Chair: | P. ADELEINE, MD | Laboratoire d’Informatique Médicale Lyon |
Study ID Numbers: | ANRSHC03 BITRI |
Study First Received: | July 20, 2005 |
Last Updated: | July 28, 2005 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00122629 |
Health Authority: | France: Afssaps - French Health Products Safety Agency |
Hepatitis C, Chronic peginterferon alfa-2b ribavirin Amantadine |
Interferon-alpha Interferon Type I, Recombinant Liver Diseases Hepatitis, Chronic Interferons Ribavirin Hepatitis, Viral, Human Hepatitis Virus Diseases |
Dopamine Digestive System Diseases Peginterferon alfa-2b Hepatitis C Amantadine Interferon Alfa-2a Hepatitis C, Chronic Interferon Alfa-2b |
Antimetabolites Anti-Infective Agents Neurotransmitter Agents RNA Virus Infections Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Flaviviridae Infections Immunologic Factors Anti-Dyskinesia Agents Antineoplastic Agents Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs Antiparkinson Agents |
Antiviral Agents Angiogenesis Inhibitors Pharmacologic Actions Sensory System Agents Analgesics, Non-Narcotic Therapeutic Uses Dopamine Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Analgesics Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Inhibitors Central Nervous System Agents |