Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin in Hepatitis C Patients on Opioid Pharmacotherapy

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

55

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 29, 2004

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2006

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2006

Conditions
Chronic Hepatitis C
Interventions
DRUG

Pegylated interferon and ribavirin

Pegylated interferon 180 ug subcutaneous per week Ribavirin 1000-1200 mg /day for genotype 1 and 800 mg /day orally for genotype non 1 Duration: 48 weeks for genotype 1 and 24 weeks for gentoype non 1

DRUG

Pegylated interferon and ribavirin

Pegylated interferon 180 ug/ week subcutaneously Ribavrin 1000-1200 mg /day for genotype 1 and 800 mg/day orally for genotype 2 and 3 Treatment duration 48 weeks for genotype 1 and 24 weeks for genotypes 2 and 3

Trial Locations (4)

3011

Western Hospital, Footscray

3050

Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne

Unknown

Nepean Hospital, Sydney

St Vincents Hospital, Sydney

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

The University of New South Wales

OTHER

collaborator

St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney

OTHER

collaborator

Western Hospital, Australia

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Monash University

OTHER

collaborator

Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

lead

Melbourne Health

OTHER