Active clinical trials for "Hepatitis C"

By chance the investigators found that iv. silibinin has a potent antiviral effect against the hepatitis C virus. Based on the results of the dose finding study (published) te optima dosing schedule is explored.This study will be evaluate whether the highest active dose given for the optimal time combined with standard of care will result in a sustained virologic response (=cure of hepatitis C).

Silymarin (Legalon), also known as milk thistle, is an alternative medicine commonly found in health food and vitamin stores. People with liver disease sometimes use silymarin because it is thought to have liver protecting effects; however, this benefit has not been proven. The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness of silymarin and assess the safety of different silymarin doses in patients with varying severity of liver disease compared to a placebo (lactose pill). Eligible subjects will be randomized to treatment with placebo or one of two dosages of Legalon® 420 mg or 700 mg administered orally thrice daily. Investigators and subjects will be masked to treatment assignment. The study design includes a screening period during which patients will undergo full medical evaluation to verify protocol eligibility and a treatment period of 24 weeks during which time clinic visits and laboratory studies will be performed every 2-4 weeks to monitor for safety and efficacy of therapy. Subjects will continue to be followed for an additional 12 weeks after the completion of study medication to monitor for adverse events and investigate post-treatment outcomes. Participation in this research study requires the subject to travel to the clinic for at least 10 visits so recruitment will be limited to a geographically restricted area around participating clinical centers.

The objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combination therapy with peginterferon alfa-2b 1.0 µg/kg/week subcutaneous (SC) + ribavirin administered for 48 weeks in participants with chronic hepatitis C and type C compensated liver cirrhosis. Participants who are hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA) positive after 24 weeks of treatment will be discontinued from therapy.

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety, tolerability and effectiveness of the experimental drug GS-9190 when administered for 24 or 48 weeks with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin for the treatment of genotype-1 chronic hepatitis C infection.

First-in-humans, phase 1, dose-escalation study with 4 dose levels of single-agent IMO-2125.

Study objective: Feasibility and efficacy of a standardised psychosocial intervention (psychoeducation) in substituted opioid dependent patients

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of vaniprevir given in combination with pegylated interferon alfa-2b (peg-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) versus treatment with peg-IFN and RBV alone in Japanese treatment-naïve participants with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype (GT)1. The primary efficacy hypothesis is that the percentage of participants achieving sustained virologic response 24 weeks after completion of all study therapy (SVR24) in at least one of the vaniprevir arms is superior to the percentage of participants achieving SVR24 in the control arm.

The main purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of multiple dosing of miravirsen in subjects infected with chronic hepatitis C. Secondary purpose includes assessment of pharmacokinetics of miravirsen and assessment of miravirsen's effect on HCV viral titer.

The purpose of this study is to assess the steady-state pharmacokinetics of TMC435 in participants with severe renal impairment and to compare these with the TMC435 pharmacokinetics in matched participants with normal renal function. We will also study the short-term safety and tolerability of TMC435, when administered in participants with severe renal impairment and in participants with normal renal function. Steady-state is a term that means that the drug has been given long enough so that the plasma concentrations will remain the same with each subsequent dose. TMC435 is being investigated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Pharmacokinetics (PK) means how the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream, distributed in the body, and eliminated from the body.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TMC435 in combination with peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin in chronic genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected participants who are treatment-naive or treatment-experienced (prior relapser or non-responder to Interferon-based therapy) in Japan.