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

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

21

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2003

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2006

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2006

Conditions
Hepatitis CThalassemia
Interventions
DRUG

Peginterferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin

"Patients will be treated with alfa-2a and ribavirin as follows:~Peginterferon alfa-2a will be started as a dose of 180 ug subcutaneously once weekly."

DRUG

Ribavirin

Ribavirin will be started at a dose of 800mg daily for those weighing less than or equal to 50 kg, 1000 mg daily for those with body weight 51 to 75 kg and 1200 mg daily for those with body weight \> 75 kg. Ribavirin will be given orally in two divided doses. The lower dose has been included because potentially-eligible patients in the TCRN registry have a mean weight of 57 kg.

Trial Locations (5)

10021

Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York

19104

Children's Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia

94609

Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, Oakland

M5G 2C4

Toronto General Hospital, Universty Health Network, Toronto

WC1E 6HX

University College London, London

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

lead

Carelon Research

OTHER