Evaluating the Safety of Two Medications to Treat Hepatitis C in People With Thalassemia (The HepC Study)
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Official title
Thalassemia Clinical Research Network - Hepatitis C Clinical Trial
Brief summary
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Hepatitis C is one of the most common causes of long-term liver disease in the United States. Ribavirin and peginterferon alfa-2a are two medications that are used to treat hepatitis C infection. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of these two medications in adults with hepatitis C and thalassemia, a type of blood disorder.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00502788
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 21 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 44 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- May 2003 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Jun 2006 (Actual)
- Completion
- Aug 2006 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Mar 4, 2014
2003 – 2006
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 3
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland | Oakland | California | 94609 | — |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York | New York | 10021 | — |
| Children's Hospital Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
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Non-U.S. locations
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- Last update posted Mar 4, 2014 · Synced Nov 11, 2026
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