Active clinical trials for "Hepatitis C, Chronic"

Investigators in the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of The George Washington University Medical Center are carrying out a research study to determine why patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection (HIV/HCV) have a more rapid and progressive course of HCV infection, leading to fatty infiltration of the liver and cirrhosis.

Participants will receive PegIntron injection pen (Peginterferon alfa-2b) and Rebetol (Ribavirin) combination therapy as their usual medical treatment. The current study aims to evaluate whether the previously introduced, and now widely accepted and implemented educational program, which represents additional efforts in everyday practice to increase patient compliance, will succeed in achieving adherence rate in treated participants similar to the extent demonstrated by clinical trials.

In February 2002, a French Consensus Conference on the management of patients with chronic hepatitis C in France was organized. The jury issued several recommendations on pegylated alpha interferon/ribavirin treatment strategy. Three years after these recommendations, it is of interest to understand the evolution of hepatitis C management in France in real clinical practice. This observational study will permit the identification of patients who are treated and will provide information on the use of PegIntron/ Ribavirin.

This is an observational, multicenter, nationwide study where information will be collected on the follow-up of participants with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) who have a viral response at the end of treatment with pegylated interferon alfa-2b (PEG IFN alfa-2b) plus ribavirin (RBV) administered according to the directions on the products' labeling. No administration of treatment is planned as a result of study enrollment.

To determine the relapse rate at 24 weeks follow up in Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Low Viral Load (HCV LVL G1) patients treated for 24 weeks with Peg Intron and Rebetol who are Hepatitis C Virus-Ribonucleic Acid (HCV-RNA) negative at treatment week 4 and week 24. To determine the proportion of patients (%) with sustained virological response at 24 weeks post follow up treatment.

The hypothesis was to check whether baseline anti-E1E2 antibodies could predict virological outcome in Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients receiving direct-acting antiviral treatment

The study is both qualitative and quantitative, gathering patient's perceptions of HCV treatment benefits before and after HCV treatment by administering surveys and conducting in-depth qualitative patient interviews. The study seeks to understand all anticipated and actual benefits patients perceive before and after viral eradication.

The purpose of this study is the evaluation of PAH in patients, who are treated with DAA medication for HCV infection.

The purpose of this research study is to explore what role immune cells within the gut (the sigmoid colon) have locally and on the immune system of patients infected with HCV, HIV or HCV/ HIV co-infection.

This observational study will assess predictors of early on-treatment and sustained virological response in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C initiated on treatment with Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) and ribavirin. Data will be collected during the treatment period (24 or 48 weeks) and 12 and 24 weeks after the end of treatment. Target sample size is <5000.