Overview

Timing and Duration of Acute Hepatitis C Treatment

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Spontaneous resolution of acute hepatitis C infection cannot be predicted and the majority of cases persist and become chronic. This randomized trial assesses the efficacy and safety of peginterferon alfa-2b. The investigators hypothesize that therapy strategies could prevent the development of chronic hepatitis.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Ain Shams University
Collaborators:
Alexander von Humboldt Association
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fulbright
International Society for Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
TEMPUS
Tempus Labs
University Hospital Freiburg
Treatments:
Interferon alpha-2
Interferon-alpha
Interferons
Ribavirin