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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT00470210
Date of registration: 04/05/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Public title: Peginterferon Alfa-2a, Ribavirin and Epoetin ß in Coinfected Patients HCV/HIV Not Responding to Previous Treatment Regimens
Scientific title: Efficacy and Safety of High-dose Ribavirin (1600 mg/d) Boosted With Epoetin ß (450 IU/kg/wk) in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients Not Responding to Previous Treatment Regimens
Date of first enrolment: May 2007
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00470210
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Spain
Contacts
Name:     Bonaventura Clotet, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Name:     Cristina Tural, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- HIV-infected patients coinfected with HCV genotypes 1 or 4

- Persistent transaminase elevation

- Nonresponders to previous treatment with peginterferon alfa plus ribavirin at a dosage
of 800-1200 mg/d.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who abandoned treatment with peginterferon plus ribavirin before 12 weeks

- Patients with Child-Pugh B or C cirrhosis



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
HIV Infections
Hepatitis C
Intervention(s)
Drug: Epoetin ß (450 UI/kg/week)
Drug: Ribavirin (Copegus®) 1600 mg/day
Drug: Peginterferón alfa-2a (40 KD) (Pegasys®) 180 ug/week
Primary Outcome(s)
Rate of sustained virologic response measured as serum HCV-RNA loads of < 50 IU/mL [Time Frame: 24 weeks after finishing treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Changes in serum HCV-RNA titers [Time Frame: between baseline and 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48 weeks after start of treatment]
Percentage of patients with serum HCV-RNA loads of < 50 IU/mL [Time Frame: at weeks 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48]
Secondary ID(s)
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2006-005554-74
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
Fundacio Lluita Contra la SIDA
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Results
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