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TerminatedNCT01861444Updated Nov 2, 2016

An Observational Study on the Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis D in Romania and the Efficacy of Treatment With Pegasys (Peginterferon Alfa-2a)

An observational study in Hepatitis D, Chronic, sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche. Terminated at 1 site in Romania. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-11-02.

Sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche · Observational

Why this study was terminated
Terminated due to financial reasons.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
45
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This prospective, multicenter, observational study will assess the prevalence of chronic hepatitis D in patients with chronic hepatitis B in Romania and evaluate the efficacy of Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) in patients with chronic hepatitis D. Eligible patients treated with Pegasys according to current medical practice will be followed until 24 weeks after the end of treatment.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Hepatitis A

2,709 studies on the registry are indexed under Hepatitis A; 142 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 45 is below the median of 250 across 687 observational studies indexed under Hepatitis A.

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Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche is the lead sponsor of 2,061 studies on the registry; 85 are open to participants now.

Of its 319 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 239 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Patients with chronic hepatitis B, and then those who are positive for anti-HDV Ab and treated with Pegasys

Inclusion criteria

For epidemiological part of the study:

  • Adult patients >/= 18 years of age
  • Positive HBsAg for at least 6 months

For the non-interventional section of the study

  • Adult patients, >/= 18 years of age
  • Positive HBsAg for at least 6 months
  • Positive anti-delta and positive HDV RNA by PCR
  • Elevated serum ALT >/= 2x ULN

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with any of the following will not be eligible for treatment with Pegasys:

  • History of neurological disease
  • History of severe psychiatric disease
  • Decompensated diabetes
  • History of immunologically mediated disease
  • History of severe cardiac disease
  • History or other evidence of severe chronic pulmonary disease
  • Inadequate hematologic function
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
45 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Cohort
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of chronic hepatitis B patients in Romania with chronic hepatitis D infection

    Time frame: approximately 3.5 years

  2. Response rate: Proportion of patients achieving ALT normalization and HDV RNA negativity 24 weeks after the end of treatment

    Time frame: approximately 3.5 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Virological characteristics (HBeAg/anti-HBe/HBV DNA/anti-HDV Ab/HDV RNA) of patients with chronic hepatitis D

    Time frame: approximately 3.5 years

  2. Proportion of chronic hepatitis D patients with liver cirrhosis

    Time frame: approximately 3.5 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Bucharest, 022328, Romania
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 2, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01861444
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 23, 2013
Start date
Mar 2011
Primary completion
Mar 2015
Completion
Mar 2015
Last update
Nov 2, 2016

Study contacts

Clinical Trials
study director · Hoffmann-La Roche
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