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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02558114
Date of registration: 18/09/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Public title: Ribavirin for Severe Acute and Chronic Hepatitis E Virus Infection.
Scientific title: Randomized Study of Two Treatment Strategies With Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis E and Severe Acute Forms
Date of first enrolment: December 2015
Target sample size: 5
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02558114
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Spain
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age equal or greater than 18 years.

- To comply with any of the following diagnoses:

- chronic Hepatitis E: HEV RNA detectable in patients with elevated transaminase levels
for at least 6 months and / or HEV RNA detectable in two separated determinations by
an interval of six months .

- severe acute Hepatitis E: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels greater than 10 times
the normal limit, with HEV RNA positive, and signs of acute liver injury
(International normalized ratio(INR> 1.5)); or with extrahepatic manifestations or
liver failure in patients with previous liver disease.

- Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Terminal illness with a expected life expectancy of less than 6 months

- Patients with contraindications for treatment with Ribavirin:

- pregnancy or lactation.

- Severe hepatic impairment or decompensated cirrhosis.

- hemoglobinopathies (thalassemia, sickle cell anemia).

- history of severe pre-existing cardiac disease, including unstable heart disease.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hepatitis E
Intervention(s)
Drug: Ribavirin
Primary Outcome(s)
Sustained virological response measured by HEV RNA [Time Frame: 48 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
RACHE
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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