A Phase IIa Randomized, Open-Label Study of Telaprevir (VX-950) Administered Every 12 or Every 8 Hours in Combination With Either Peg-IFN alfa2a (Pegasys) and Ribavirin (Copegus) or Peg-IFN alfa2b (PegIntron) and Ribavirin (Rebetol) in Treatment-Naive Subjects With Chronic Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Infection
Telaprevir
+ Peg-IFN-alfa-2a
+ Ribavirin (RBV) tablet
Blood-Borne Infections+14
+ Chronic Disease
+ Communicable Diseases
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: October 1, 2007
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.This is a Phase 2a, open-label (all people know the identity of the intervention), multicenter trial (conducted in more than one center) in participants with chronic genotype 1 HCV infection. The trial consists of a Screening phase of approximately 4 weeks, a treatment phase up to 48 weeks depending on participants' individual virologic response, and a follow-up phase of at least 24 weeks. All participants will receive 12 weeks of telaprevir treatment in combination with standard therapy. At Week 12, telaprevir dosing will end and participants will continue on standard therapy only. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive one of the two different dosage regimens of telaprevir (750 milligram \[mg\] every 8 hours (hr), or 1125 mg every 12 hr) in combination with standard therapy (pegylated interferon \[Peg-IFN\]-alfa-2a and ribavirin \[RBV\] or Peg-IFN-alfa-2b and RBV at the standard doses). Efficacy will be evaluated by HCV Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) values, viral response, viral breakthrough, partial response, early viral kinetics and sustained viral response. Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationship will also be evaluated. Safety will be monitored throughout the study duration.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.166 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 18 to 65 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.4 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
ExperimentalGroup III
ExperimentalGroup IV
ExperimentalStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives