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Prospective Multicenter Observational Trial to Evaluate Correlation Between Liver Biopsy and Transient Elastography in Liver Fibrosis Assessment and Correlation Between Viral Kinetics and Transient Elastography Evolution During Hepatitis C Treatment in a Population of Chronic HCV Infected Patients

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What is being collected

Data Collection

Collected from today forward - Prospective
DNA Samples
Who is being recruted

Blood-Borne Infections+14

+ Chronic Disease

+ Communicable Diseases

Over 18 Years
+8 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Cohort

Tracking disease incidence in order to identify risk factors and understand disease progression over time.
Observational
Study Start: July 2012
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Summary

Principal SponsorHoffmann-La Roche
Last updated: November 2, 2016
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Study start date: July 1, 2012

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This multi-center, prospective observational study will evaluate the correlation of liver biopsy and transient elastography in liver fibrosis assessment in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Data will be collected for 96 weeks.

Principal SponsorHoffmann-La Roche
Last updated: November 2, 2016
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

123 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Cohort

These studies follow a group of individuals with common characteristics (such as a condition or birth year) over a specific period to study health outcomes or exposures.


Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 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

Blood-Borne InfectionsChronic DiseaseCommunicable DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesHepatitisHepatitis, ChronicHepatitis, Viral, HumanHepatitis CInfectionsLiver DiseasesPathologic ProcessesRNA Virus InfectionsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsVirus DiseasesFlaviviridae InfectionsDisease AttributesHepatitis C, Chronic

Criteria

5 inclusion criteria required to participate
Adult patients, >= 18 years of age

Chronic Hepatitis C infection (mono-infection or co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus [HIV])

Detectable level of hepatitis C RNA

Initiating treatment with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin, or pegylated interferon plus ribavirin, and boceprevir or telaprevir according to local guidelines

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3 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Co-infection with hepatitis B virus

Participation in another clinical study in the last 12 months prior to study start

Previous treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 10 locations

Rio de Janeiro, BrazilOpen in Google Maps

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Botucatu, Brazil

Campinas, Brazil
Completed10 Study Centers