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Register: JPRN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2023
Main ID:  JPRN-UMIN000002580
Date of registration: 08/10/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Research Center for Hepatitis & Immunology, Kohnodai Hospital, International Medical Center of Japan
Public title: Prospective validation for the usefulness of Genome-wide association study (GWAS) in predicting the effects of anti-viral therapy on chronic hepatitis C
Scientific title: Prospective validation for the usefulness of Genome-wide association study (GWAS) in predicting the effects of anti-viral therapy on chronic hepatitis C - Chronic hepatitis C and GWAS
Date of first enrolment: 2009/09/01
Target sample size: 250
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000003145
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Single arm Non-randomized  
Phase:  Not applicable
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Name:     Naohiko Masaki, M.D.
Address:  1-7-1 Kohnodai, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-8516, JAPAN Japan
Telephone: 81-47-372-3501
Email:
Affiliation:  Kohnodai Hospital, International Medical Center of Japan Research Center for Hepatitis & Immunology
Name:     Naohiko Masaki, M.D.
Address:  1-7-1 Kohnodai, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-8516, JAPAN Japan
Telephone: 81-47-372-3501
Email: nmasaki@imcjk2.hosp.go.jp
Affiliation:  Kohnodai Hospital, International Medical Center of Japan Research Center for Hepatitis & Immunology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients taking Sho-sai-koto(herbal medicine) 2) Autoimmune hepatitis 3) Patients with history of interstitial pneumonia 4) Patients with previous history of drug allergy against ribavirin, peginterferon alpha2a (Pegasys), peginterferon alpha2b (Pegintron), or other interferons 5) Patients with previous history of drug allergy against biological products such as vaccines 6) Liver cirrhosis, liver failure or hepatocellular carcinoma 7) Patients with the following laboratory data at the start of peginterferon and ribavirin combination therapy: WBC counts less than 4,000/microliter and Neutrophil counts less than 1,500/microliter; Platelets counts less than 90,000/microliter (peginterferon alpha2a) or 100,000/microliter(peginterferon alpha2b); Hemoglobin levelsless than 12g/dL 8) Women who are pregnant or have its possibility 9) Patients who refuse birth control, including male patients whose patners may have the chance to be pregnant 10) Patients whom the physicians in charge judge their enrollment inappropriate

Age minimum: 20years-old
Age maximum: Not applicable
Gender: Male and Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic hepatitis C
Intervention(s)
Peginterferon alpha2a or alpha2b plus ribavirin for 48-72 weeks
Primary Outcome(s)
Relationship between targeted SNPs and virological response to peginterferon/ribavirin combination therapy
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
International Medical Center of Japan
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: YES
Approval date:
Contact:
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 01/03/2012
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