Study of PEG-Intron Plus REBETOL in Pediatric Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis C (Study P02538AM1 Part 1)(COMPLETED)

This study has been completed.

Study NCT00104052 Information provided by Schering-Plough

First Received on February 22, 2005. Last Updated on October 13, 2009 History of Changes

Results First Received: November 14, 2008

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized; Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study; Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment; Masking: Open Label; Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition:	Hepatitis C, Chronic
Interventions:	Biological: peginterferon alfa-2b (SCH 54031) Drug: ribavirin (SCH 18908)

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Recruitment Details

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Pre-Assignment Details

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Reporting Groups

	Description
PEG-Intron Plus REBETOL	SCH 54031 PEG-Intron (peginterferon alfa-2b) 60 µg/m2 subcutaneous injection once weekly plus SCH 18908 REBETOL (ribavirin) 15 mg/kg PO daily in two divided doses for 48 weeks for subjects with Genotypes 1,4,5,6 and high-viral-load (≥600,000 IU/mL) Genotype 3 subjects. For subjects with Genotype 2 or low-viral-load Genotype 3 (<600,000 IU/mL), the same treatment will be given for 24 weeks.

Participant Flow: Overall Study

	PEG-Intron Plus REBETOL
STARTED	107
COMPLETED	78
NOT COMPLETED	29
Adverse Event	1
Lack of Efficacy	26
Discontinuation unrelated to treatment	2

Baseline Characteristics

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Reporting Groups

	Description
PEG-Intron Plus REBETOL	SCH 54031 PEG-Intron (peginterferon alfa-2b) 60 µg/m2 subcutaneous injection once weekly plus SCH 18908 REBETOL (ribavirin) 15 mg/kg PO daily in two divided doses for 48 weeks for subjects with Genotypes 1,4,5,6 and high-viral-load (≥600,000 IU/mL) Genotype 3 subjects. For subjects with Genotype 2 or low-viral-load Genotype 3 (<600,000 IU/mL), the same treatment will be given for 24 weeks.

Baseline Measures

	PEG-Intron Plus REBETOL
Number of Participants [units: participants]	107
Age [units: years] Mean ± Standard Deviation	9.7 ± 4.0
Gender [units: participants]
Female	56
Male	51

Outcome Measures

1. Primary:

Number of Participants With a Sustained Virologic Response (SVR) at 24 Weeks Post-treatment [ Time Frame: Up to 48-week treatment duration. Follow-up of 24 weeks. ]

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Certain Agreements:

Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

The agreement is:

	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is less than or equal to 60 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is more than 60 days but less than or equal to 180 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	Other disclosure agreement that restricts the right of the PI to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

Limitations and Caveats

Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
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Results Point of Contact:

Name/Title: Head, Clinical Trials Registry & Results Disclosure Group
Organization: Schering-Plough
e-mail: ClinicalTrialsDisclosure@spcorp.com

No publications provided by Schering-Plough

Publications automatically indexed to this study:

Wirth S, Ribes-Koninckx C, Calzado MA, Bortolotti F, Zancan L, Jara P, Shelton M, Kerkar N, Galoppo M, Pedreira A, Rodriguez-Baez N, Ciocca M, Lachaux A, Lacaille F, Lang T, Kullmer U, Huber WD, Gonzalez T, Pollack H, Alonso E, Broue P, Ramakrishna J, Neigut D, Valle-Segarra AD, Hunter B, Goodman Z, Xu CR, Zheng H, Noviello S, Sniukiene V, Brass C, Albrecht JK. High sustained virologic response rates in children with chronic hepatitis C receiving peginterferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin. J Hepatol. 2010 Apr;52(4):501-7. Epub 2010 Feb 4.

Responsible Party:	Head, Clinical Trials Registry & Results Disclosure Group, Schering-Plough
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00104052 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	P02538: Part 1
Study First Received:	February 22, 2005
Results First Received:	November 14, 2008
Last Updated:	October 13, 2009
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration