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Study NCT ID:
NCT00545233
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2012-05-07
First Post:
2007-10-16
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
True
Brief Title:
A Study of PEGASYS (Peginterferon Alfa-2a (40KD)) Plus COPEGUS (Ribavirin) With or Without Pioglitazone in Treatment-Naive Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C and Insulin Resistance.
Sponsor:
Hoffmann-La Roche
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Randomized, Open-label Study of the Effect of PEGASYS ® Plus COPEGUS® With or Without Concomitant Pioglitazone (Actos®) on Early Viral Kinetics in Treatment-naive Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C, Genotype-1, and Insulin Resistance
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2012-04
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This 2 arm study will assess the efficacy and safety of PEGASYS plus COPEGUS, with or without concomitant pioglitazone, on hepatitis C virus titers in treatment-naive patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C, and insulin resistance. Patients will be randomized to receive either a)PEGASYS 180 micrograms/week + Copegus 1000-1600 mg/day (according to body weight) for 48 weeks or b)16 weeks of pioglitazone (30 mg daily for 8 weeks, then 45 mg daily for 8 weeks), followed by PEGASYS 180 micrograms/week + Copegus 1000-1600 mg/day + pioglitazone 45 mg daily for 48 weeks. The anticipated time on study treatment is 1-2 years, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
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Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
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Is a US Export?:
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