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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| US Department of Veterans Affairs | FED |
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Hypothesis: addition of fluvastatin will increase the cure rate of standard anti-HCV therapy. Summary: This trial is limited to veterans in Oklahoma who qualify for care with the Veterans Administration. It is a randomized control format including genotypes 1 and 3. There will also be pilot arms for HCV carriers who present for screening already on a statin, who will be allowed to stay on their current statin or switched to another statin. In all ways, standard therapy as noted on pegylated interferon and ribavirin will be given per FDA package insert.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arm 1 Plus statin | Experimental | The addition of fluvastatin or rosuvastatin or other statins to the standard of care of peginterferon and ribavirin. |
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| 2 | Active Comparator | Administration of the standard of care for hepatitis C of peginterferon and ribavirin. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| standard of care | Drug | peginterferon/RBV |
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| fluvastatin |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Sustained Viral response | 72 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Viral load at 4, 12 and 24 weeks | 24 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ted F Bader, MD | OUHSC and VAMC | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Veterans Administration Medical Center | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 73104 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D019698 | Hepatitis C, Chronic |
| D006526 | Hepatitis C |
| ID | Term |
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| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D006525 | Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
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| ID | Term |
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| D059039 | Standard of Care |
| D000077340 | Fluvastatin |
| ID | Term |
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| D019984 | Quality Indicators, Health Care |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D006298 | Health Services Administration |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
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| Drug |
Add fluvastatin at 20-40 mg/day to standard of care |
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| D014777 |
| Virus Diseases |
| D018178 | Flaviviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D006521 | Hepatitis, Chronic |
| D006505 | Hepatitis |
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D002908 | Chronic Disease |
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D007211 | Indoles |
| D006574 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring |
| D000072471 | Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D006538 | Heptanoic Acids |
| D005227 | Fatty Acids |
| D008055 | Lipids |