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The purpose of this study is to determine if nitazoxanide in combination with peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin is safe and effective in treating chronic hepatitis C in patients that have previously failed to respond to treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 | Active Comparator | Oral 500 mg nitazoxanide twice daily for 4 weeks followed by oral 500 mg nitazoxanide twice daily plus weekly injections of peginterferon alfa-2a plus oral ribavirin (1000 mg if <75 kg body weight or 1200 mg if ≥75 kg body weight) in daily divided doses for 48 weeks. |
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| 2 | Placebo Comparator | Oral placebo twice daily for 4 weeks followed by oral placebo twice daily plus weekly injections of peginterferon alfa-2a plus oral ribavirin (1000 mg if <75 kg body weight or 1200 mg if ≥75 kg body weight) in daily divided doses for 48 weeks. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Nitazoxanide | Drug | One oral 500 mg nitazoxanide tablet twice daily for 52 weeks. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Sustained Virologic Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) | Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection 24 weeks after the end of treatment. All others were considered non-responders. | 24 weeks after end of treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| End of Treatment Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) | Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection at the end of treatment. All others were considered non-responders. | At end of treatment |
| Early Virologic Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| David Nelson, MD | University of Florida Hepatology | Principal Investigator |
| Stephen Harrison, MD | Brooke Army Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Arthur Berman, DO | Florida Center for Gastroenterology | Principal Investigator |
| Ronald Pruitt, MD | Nashville Medical Research Institute | Principal Investigator |
| Ahmed Aijaz, MD | Stanford University | Principal Investigator |
| Ramsey Cheung, MD | VA Palo Alto Health Care System | Principal Investigator |
| Ira Jacobson, MD | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | Principal Investigator |
| Mitchell Shiffman, MD | McGuire VA Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Joseph Lim, MD | Yale University Digestive Diseases | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| VA Palo Alto Healthcare System | Palo Alto | California | 94304 | United States | ||
| Stanford University School of Medicine |
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This study recruited patients from 10 study sites in the United States, including a Veterans Administrations hospital.
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| FG000 | NTZ+PR | Oral 500 mg nitazoxanide twice daily for 4 weeks followed by oral 500 mg nitazoxanide twice daily plus weekly injections of peginterferon alfa-2a plus oral ribavirin (1000 mg if <75 kg body weight or 1200 mg if ≥75 kg body weight) in daily divided doses for 48 weeks. Ribavirin : 1000 mg (if <75 kg body weight) or 1200 mg (if ≥75 kg body weight) ribavirin in divided daily doses for 48 weeks. Nitazoxanide : One oral 500 mg nitazoxanide tablet twice daily for 52 weeks. Peginterferon alfa-2a : Weekly injections of 180µg peginterferon alfa-2a for 48 weeks. |
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| Overall Study |
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| Placebo | Drug | One oral placebo tablet twice daily for 52 weeks. |
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| Peginterferon alfa-2a | Biological | Weekly injections of 180µg peginterferon alfa-2a for 48 weeks. |
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| Ribavirin | Drug | 1000 mg (if <75 kg body weight) or 1200 mg (if ≥75 kg body weight) ribavirin in divided daily doses for 48 weeks. |
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Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection after 12 weeks of combination therapy. |
| After 12 weeks combination treatment |
| Rapid Virologic Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) | Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection after 4 weeks of combination therapy. | After 4 weeks combination treatment |
| Changes in ALT | This analysis was conducted using a comparison of changes in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from baseline through week 8, week 16, end of treatment and end of follow up. | From baseline to week 8 |
| Changes in ALT | This analysis was conducted using a comparison of changes in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from baseline through week 8, week 16, end of treatment and end of follow up. | From baseline to week 16 |
| Changes in ALT | This analysis was conducted using a comparison of changes in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from baseline through week 8, week 16, end of treatment and end of follow up. | From baseline to end of treatment |
| Changes in ALT | This analysis was conducted using a comparison of changes in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from baseline through week 8, week 16, end of treatment and end of follow up. | From baseline to end of follow up |
| Norman Gitlin, MD |
| Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates |
| Principal Investigator |
| Stanford |
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| 94305 |
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| Yale University Digestive Diseases | New Haven | Connecticut | 06520 | United States |
| University of Florida Hepatology | Gainesville | Florida | 32610 | United States |
| Florida Center for Gastroenterology | Largo | Florida | 33777 | United States |
| Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates | Atlanta | Georgia | 30308 | United States |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | New York | New York | 10021 | United States |
| Nashville Medical Research Institute | Nashville | Tennessee | 37205 | United States |
| Brooke Army Medical Center | Fort Sam Houston | Texas | 78234 | United States |
| McGuire VA Medical Center | Richmond | Virginia | 23249 | United States |
| FG001 | Placebo+PR | Oral placebo twice daily for 4 weeks followed by oral placebo twice daily plus weekly injections of peginterferon alfa-2a plus oral ribavirin (1000 mg if <75 kg body weight or 1200 mg if ≥75 kg body weight) in daily divided doses for 48 weeks. Ribavirin : 1000 mg (if <75 kg body weight) or 1200 mg (if ≥75 kg body weight) ribavirin in divided daily doses for 48 weeks. Peginterferon alfa-2a : Weekly injections of 180µg peginterferon alfa-2a for 48 weeks. Placebo : One oral placebo tablet twice daily for 52 weeks. |
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| From Baseline to End of Treatment |
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| BG000 | NTZ+PR | Oral 500 mg nitazoxanide twice daily for 4 weeks followed by oral 500 mg nitazoxanide twice daily plus weekly injections of peginterferon alfa-2a plus oral ribavirin (1000 mg if <75 kg body weight or 1200 mg if ≥75 kg body weight) in daily divided doses for 48 weeks. Ribavirin : 1000 mg (if <75 kg body weight) or 1200 mg (if ≥75 kg body weight) ribavirin in divided daily doses for 48 weeks. Nitazoxanide : One oral 500 mg nitazoxanide tablet twice daily for 52 weeks. Peginterferon alfa-2a : Weekly injections of 180µg peginterferon alfa-2a for 48 weeks. |
| BG001 | Placebo+PR | Oral placebo twice daily for 4 weeks followed by oral placebo twice daily plus weekly injections of peginterferon alfa-2a plus oral ribavirin (1000 mg if <75 kg body weight or 1200 mg if ≥75 kg body weight) in daily divided doses for 48 weeks. Ribavirin : 1000 mg (if <75 kg body weight) or 1200 mg (if ≥75 kg body weight) ribavirin in divided daily doses for 48 weeks. Peginterferon alfa-2a : Weekly injections of 180µg peginterferon alfa-2a for 48 weeks. Placebo : One oral placebo tablet twice daily for 52 weeks. |
| BG002 | Total | Total of all reporting groups |
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| Primary | Sustained Virologic Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) | Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection 24 weeks after the end of treatment. All others were considered non-responders. | Posted | Number | participants | 24 weeks after end of treatment |
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| Secondary | End of Treatment Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) | Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection at the end of treatment. All others were considered non-responders. | Posted | Number | participants | At end of treatment |
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| Secondary | Early Virologic Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) | Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection after 12 weeks of combination therapy. | Posted | Number | participants | After 12 weeks combination treatment |
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| Secondary | Rapid Virologic Response (HCV RNA Below Lower Limit of Detection) | Hepatitis C Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HCV RNA) below lower limit of detection after 4 weeks of combination therapy. | Posted | Number | participants | After 4 weeks combination treatment |
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| Secondary | Changes in ALT | This analysis was conducted using a comparison of changes in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from baseline through week 8, week 16, end of treatment and end of follow up. | Posted | Number | participants | From baseline to week 8 |
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| Secondary | Changes in ALT | This analysis was conducted using a comparison of changes in Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from baseline through week 8, week 16, end of treatment and end of follow up. | Posted | Number | participants | From baseline to end of follow up |
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | NTZ+PR | Oral 500 mg nitazoxanide twice daily for 4 weeks followed by oral 500 mg nitazoxanide twice daily plus weekly injections of peginterferon alfa-2a plus oral ribavirin (1000 mg if <75 kg body weight or 1200 mg if ≥75 kg body weight) in daily divided doses for 48 weeks. Ribavirin : 1000 mg (if <75 kg body weight) or 1200 mg (if ≥75 kg body weight) ribavirin in divided daily doses for 48 weeks. Nitazoxanide : One oral 500 mg nitazoxanide tablet twice daily for 52 weeks. Peginterferon alfa-2a : Weekly injections of 180µg peginterferon alfa-2a for 48 weeks. | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42 | ||
| EG001 | Placebo+PR | Oral placebo twice daily for 4 weeks followed by oral placebo twice daily plus weekly injections of peginterferon alfa-2a plus oral ribavirin (1000 mg if <75 kg body weight or 1200 mg if ≥75 kg body weight) in daily divided doses for 48 weeks. Ribavirin : 1000 mg (if <75 kg body weight) or 1200 mg (if ≥75 kg body weight) ribavirin in divided daily doses for 48 weeks. Peginterferon alfa-2a : Weekly injections of 180µg peginterferon alfa-2a for 48 weeks. Placebo : One oral placebo tablet twice daily for 52 weeks. | 1 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
| Term | Organ System | Source Vocabulary | Assessment Type | Notes | Statistical Information |
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| Pyelonephritis | Renal and urinary disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Kidney Calculus | Renal and urinary disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Edema Larynx | Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Asthenia | General disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Pain Abdo | Gastrointestinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Headache | General disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Pain Back | General disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Flu Synd | General disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Diarrhea | Gastrointestinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Nausea | Gastrointestinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Anorexia | Gastrointestinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Constip | Gastrointestinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Liver Func Abnorm | Gastrointestinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Dry Mouth | Gastrointestinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Leukopenia | Blood and lymphatic system disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Thrombocytopenia | Blood and lymphatic system disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Anemia | Blood and lymphatic system disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Agitation | Nervous system disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Depression | Nervous system disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Insomnia | Nervous system disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Anxiety | Nervous system disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Dizziness | Nervous system disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Rash | Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Skin Dry | Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Pruritus | Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Alopecia | Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Pharyngitis | Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Rhinitis | Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Dyspnea | Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Cough Inc | Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Albuminuria | Metabolism and nutrition disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Myalgia | Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Arthralgia | Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Cramps Leg | Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Polyuria | Renal and urinary disorders | COSTART | Systematic Assessment |
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| Title | Organization | Phone | Extension | |
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| Marc Ayers | Romark Laboratories, L.C. | 813-282-8544 | Marc.Ayers@romark.com |
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| D019698 | Hepatitis C, Chronic |
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| D006526 | Hepatitis C |
| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D006525 | Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
| 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 |
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| C041747 | nitazoxanide |
| C100416 | peginterferon alfa-2a |
| D012254 | Ribavirin |
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| D012263 | Ribonucleosides |
| D009705 | Nucleosides |
| D009706 | Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides |
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