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Hepatitis BPhase 2NCT00044135

A Safety Study to Evaluate 12 Weeks of Treatment with Clevudine in Patients Infected with Hepatitis B Virus.

A Phase 2 study testing clevudine (drug) in people with Hepatitis B, run by Triangle Pharmaceuticals at 11 sites in 5 countries.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of 12 weeks of treatment with clevudine, at one of three doses, in patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 60 years
Conditions the study is for
Hepatitis B
What is being tested?
clevudine (drug)
How many people
30 participants
Where
11 sitesin 5 countries
Study dates
Aug 2002to not given
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 60 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • HBV DNA positive with DNA levels at screening greater than or equal to 3,000,000 copies/mL.
  • Documented to be HBsAg positive for > 6 months OR HBsAg positive and IgM anti-HBc negative and anti-HBs negative. Patients may be HBeAg positive, and anti-HBe negative OR HBeAg negative (pre-core mutant) and anti-HBe positive.
  • HBeAg positive and anti-HBe negative OR HBeAg negative (pre-core mutant) and anti-HBe positive with positive HBsAg for the previous 6 months
  • AST and ALT levels which are less than or equal to 10 times the upper limit of normal.
  • Bilirubin levels less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN or bilirubin levels > 1.5 x ULN with diagnosis of Gilbert's disease and conjugated bilirubin within normal limits.

Who cannot join

  • Currently receiving antiviral, immunomodulatory or corticosteroid therapy
  • Previous treatment with lamivudine, lobucavir, adefovir, famciclovir, or any other investigational nucleoside for HBV infection
  • Previous treatment with interferon must have ended at least 6 months prior to screening visit
  • History of ascites, variceal hemorrhage or hepatic encephalopathy
  • Co-infection with HCV or HIV
  • Evidence of cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (alpha fetoprotein)

Trial locations and contacts

11 sites in 5 countries.

11 sites in 5 countries

France4 sites
  • Hospital Beaujon, Service Hepatologie Centre Pierre Abrami

    Clichy, 92118

  • Hospital Dieu, Service Hepatogastroenterologie-endoscopie

    Lyon, 69288

  • Hospital St Louis, Service de Medecine Interne

    Paris, 75010

  • Hospital de Brabois Chu de Nancy, Service d'Hepato-gastroenterologie

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511

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United States2 sites
  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Medical College

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107

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Canada2 sites
  • Viridae

    Vancouver, V6Z1Y8

  • University of British Columbia, Downtown Infectious Disease Clinic

    Vancouver, V6Z2C7

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China2 sites
  • Prince of Wales Hospital, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics

    Hong Kong

  • The University of Hong Kong, Clinical Trials Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital

    Hong Kong

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Singapore1 site
  • National University Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine

    Singapore, 119074

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II, Randomized, Partially-Blinded Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Antiviral Activity of 12 Weeks of Treatment with Clevudine (10 mg, 30 mg or 50 mg QD) in Patients Infected with Hepatitis B Virus.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of 12 weeks of treatment with clevudine, at one of three doses, in patients chronically infected with hepatitis B virus.

Conditions
Hepatitis B
Being tested
clevudine (drug)
Keywords
clevudine, hepatitis B
Medical subject headings
Hepatitis B

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • clevudine (drug)Drug

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Aug 2002 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2002

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
30 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00044135
Sponsor's protocol ID
L-FMAU-102 B
Status last verified
Nov 2002
First submitted
20 Aug 2002
Last updated
24 Jun 2005
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing clevudine (drug) in people with Hepatitis B, run by Triangle Pharmaceuticals at 11 sites in 5 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jun 2005. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 11 sites in France, United States, Canada, China, Singapore. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jun 2005.

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