Patients with genotype 1b hepatitis C virus and high virus load
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with genotype 1 high viral load
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) pregnant women, women who may have been pregnant, lactating women, men whose partners were pregnant, or men whose partners hoped to become pregnant; 2) patients who used shosaikoto (a Kampo medicine); 3) intractable heart disease; 4) renal failure or renal dysfunction with creatinine clearance <50 mL/min; 5) patients with uncontrollable psychoneurotic disorders; 6) hemoglobin (Hb) level <11 g/dL; 7) platelet count <70,000/mm3; 8) white blood cell count <1500/mm3 (or granulocyte count <1000/mm3); and 9) hepatic failure or all types of cancer.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sustained virological response at 24 weeks after the end of therapy | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Wakayama Medical University Second department of internal medicine