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Study for the Treatment of Significant Steatosis With Xenical Followed by Treatment of Hepatitis C With Pegasys/Copegus

NCT00207311

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment

Summary

This is a prospective, multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in subjects with histological evidence of \> 33% hepatic steatosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and chronic hepatitis C. Patients who have not been previously treated for hepatitis C (treatment naive) will be enrolled.

Timeline

Start
2005-08
Primary completion
2009-05
Completion
2009-05

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Orlistat Small molecule 120 mg
Comparator Peginterferon alfa-2a Protein / enzyme biologic 180 ug
Comparator Ribavirin Small molecule 800 mg