Chronic Hepatitis C
Conditions
Keywords
Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
Brief summary
We hypothesize that patients with Ch.HCV have a low level of vitamin D, and that by raising their vitamin D levels by adding it to their standard treament of Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin, there will be an increase in their sustained virological response.
Interventions
DRUGAdding vitamin D
Adding 1000IU/Vitamin D daily
DRUGVitamin D
Addition of 1000IU/day Vitamin D
Sponsors
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1
Exclusion criteria
* Vitamin D intoxication Renal Failure Liver Failure Malignancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To increase the sustained virological response | One year |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed