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Chronic Hepatitis BPhase 4NCT00558493

Switching Study From Lamivudine to Clevudine in the Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

A Phase 4 study testing Clevudine in people with Chronic Hepatitis B, run by Bukwang Pharmaceutical at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

A multi-center and open study to compare the safety and effectiveness of switching treatment from lamivudine to clevudine for 24 weeks. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 60 years
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Hepatitis B
What is being tested?
Clevudine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Nov 2007to not given
Phase
Phase 4
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 > 2,000 copies/mL at screening
  • Patients who have compensated liver disease (Child-Pugh score =<6)
  • Patients without LMV resistant mutation by RFMP assay
  • Patients who have NOT experienced viral breakthrough at consecutive two measurements (at least one month apart) during lamivudine monotherapy
  • Patients who can submit the written consent and comply with the claims postulated of this clinical trial

Who cannot join

  • Currently receiving antiviral except LMV or corticosteroid therapy
  • Patients that previously received antiviral treatment for hepatitis B other than lamivudine in the proceeding 12 months
  • Previous treatment with interferon or other immunomodulatory therapies must have ended at least 6 months preceding the study screening
  • Treatment with nephrotoxic drugs, competitors of renal excretion, and/or hepatotoxic drugs within 2 months before study screening or during the study period
  • Patients who is co-infected with HCV, HDV or HIV
  • Serious concurrent medical conditions
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  • Prior organ transplantation
  • Patient has creatinine clearance less than 60mL/min as estimated by the following formula:
  • [(140-age in years) (body weight [kg])] / [(72) (serum creatinine] [mg/dL])[Note: multiply estimates by 0.85 for women]

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Youngnam University Medical Center

    Daegu

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About this study

Official title: Phase lV Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Switching Treatment From Lamivudine to Clevudine in the Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With Suboptimal Virologic Response During Lamivudine Treatment

A multi-center and open study to compare the safety and effectiveness of switching treatment from lamivudine to clevudine for 24 weeks.

Being tested
Clevudine
Medical subject headings
Hepatitis B, Chronic

What participants receive

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

  • ClevudineDrug

    clevudine 30 mg qd for 24 seeks

Study groups in NCT00558493
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Experimentalswitching treatment from lamivudine to clevudine
Receives: Drug: Clevudine

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Nov 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2007

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00558493
Sponsor's protocol ID
KB-406
Other IDs
KB-406
Status last verified
Jul 2012
First submitted
14 Nov 2007
Last updated
26 Jul 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Clevudine in people with Chronic Hepatitis B, run by Bukwang Pharmaceutical at 1 site in South Korea.

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 9 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jul 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. 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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

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

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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 26 Jul 2012.

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