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Evaluating the Safety of Two Medications to Treat Hepatitis C in People With Thalassemia (The HepC Study)

NCT00502788

Non-randomizedSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

Hepatitis C is one of the most common causes of long-term liver disease in the United States. Ribavirin and peginterferon alfa-2a are two medications that are used to treat hepatitis C infection. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of these two medications in adults with hepatitis C and thalassemia, a type of blood disorder.

Timeline

Start
2003-05
Primary completion
2006-06
Completion
2006-08

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Peginterferon alfa-2a Protein / enzyme biologic 180 ug Subcutaneous
Subject Ribavirin Small molecule 800 mg Oral
Subject Ribavirin Small molecule 1000 mg Oral
Subject Ribavirin Small molecule 1200 mg Oral