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APPROACH Study: Quality of Life and Outcomes Assessment in Participants With Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) Treated With Pegylated Interferon (PEG-IFN) Alfa-2a and Ribavirin
APPROACH Study: Quality of Life and Outcomes Assessment in Participants With Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) Treated With Pegylated Interferon (PEG-IFN) Alfa-2a and Ribavirin

NCT02850289

CompletedN/A

Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche

Conditions: Hepatitis C, Chronic

Interventions: Pegylated interferon (PEG-INF) alfa-2a, Ribavirin

Countries: Canada

This multi-center, observational study will examine the clinical use and outcomes of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) alfa-2a and ribavirin combination (PEGASYS RBV) in participants with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Study visits will be scheduled for baseline, 12, 24 and 48 weeks after baseline. An additional follow-up visit at week 72 will be required for participants with an HCV genotype other than 2 or 3. Quality of life data will be collected at baseline, and at each follow-up visit.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Eligible for and scheduled to receive treatment with commercially available PEG-IFN alfa-2a and ribavirin combination
* Serologic evidence of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection
* Detectable serum hepatitis C virus - ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA)
* Negative urine or blood pregnancy test
* Fertile participants receiving treatment to use two forms of effective contraception during treatment and for 6 months after treatment end

Exclusion Criteria:

* Women with ongoing pregnancy or who are breast feeding, or male partners of women who are pregnant
* Received any investigational drug less than or equal to (\</=) 6 weeks prior to enrollment
* Moderate hepatic failure \[Child-Pugh greater than or equal to (\>/=) B\]
* Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B
* Autoimmune hepatitis
* Known hypersensitivity to alfa interferons, E. coli-derived products, polyethylene glycol, ribavirin and/or any ingredient in the formulation or component of PEG-IFN alfa-2a or ribavirin
Locations (46)
  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Abbotsford British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
  • Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
  • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
  • West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Barrie, Ontario, Canada
  • Brampton, Ontario, Canada
  • Downsview, Ontario, Canada
  • Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
  • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • London, Ontario, Canada
  • London, Ontario, Canada
  • London, Ontario, Canada
  • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
  • Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
  • Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
  • Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
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