UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000000595
Receipt number R000000723
Scientific Title A multicenter open-label randomized controlled trial comparing interferon-entecavir sequential therapy with interferon monotherapy for chronic hepatitis B
Date of disclosure of the study information 2007/08/01
Last modified on 2007/02/07 12:12:23

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Basic information

Public title

A multicenter open-label randomized controlled trial comparing interferon-entecavir sequential therapy with interferon monotherapy for chronic hepatitis B

Acronym

Interferon-entecavir sequential therapy for chronic hepatitis B: a randomized controlled trial

Scientific Title

A multicenter open-label randomized controlled trial comparing interferon-entecavir sequential therapy with interferon monotherapy for chronic hepatitis B

Scientific Title:Acronym

Interferon-entecavir sequential therapy for chronic hepatitis B: a randomized controlled trial

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

chronic hepatitis B

Classification by specialty

Hepato-biliary-pancreatic medicine

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The aim of this study is to clarify whether interferon-entecavir sequential therapy is superior to interferon monotherapy in lowering ALT, lowering HBV DNA, or inducing HBeAg seroconversion in the patients with chronic hepatitis B and positive HBeAg.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Phase IV


Assessment

Primary outcomes

(1)Change of HBV DNA level from baseline (2)Fall of HBV DNA to less than 2.6 log copies/ml (3)HBeAg clearance (4)HBeAg seroconversion (5)Emergence of entecavir-resistance

Key secondary outcomes

(1)ALT (2)Albumin (3)Prothrombin time(%) (4)Total Bilirubin (5)Platelet count (6)Ascites (7)Hepatic encephalopathy (8)Child-Pugh score (9)Development of hepatocellular carcinoma (10)HBV precore mutation (11)HBV core promoter mutation


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Active

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

NO

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Interferon-entecavir sequential therapy arm:A single dose of 6 mega units of recombinant interferon-alpha2b (brand name: intron A) or natural IFN-alpha (brand name: Sumiferon) is administered subcutaneously 3 times per week for 24 weeks. Administration of entecavir (brand name: Baraclude), given orally every day in a daily dose of 0.5mg before retiring at night, is started at the first day of the 21st week and continued for 13 months. Afterwards, the course is observed without anti-viral medications until the end of the 24th month.

Interventions/Control_2

Interferon monotherapy arm: A single dose of 6 mega units of recombinant interferon-alpha2b (brand name: intron A) or natural IFN-alpha (brand name: Sumiferon) is administered subcutaneously 3 times per week for 24 weeks. Afterwards, the course is observed until the end of the 56th week without anti-viral medications. If HBeAg and HBV DNA is positive and ALT is abnormal at the 52th week, administration of entecavir (brand name: Baraclude), given orally every day in a daily dose of 0.5mg before retiring at night, is started at the 56th week. If not, the course observation is continued.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

25 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

45 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

(1)The chronic hepatitis B patients with positive HBsAg, positive HBeAg, HBV DNA above 5.0 log copies/ml, abnormal ALT, and platelet counts over 140,000/microliter are eligible. (2)Liver cirrhosis is denied by physical examination, imaging and laboratory test. (3)Hepatocellular carcinoma is not detected by imaging.

Key exclusion criteria

(1)The patients who have an allergy against interferons (2)The patients who have an allergy against nucleos(t)ide analogues (3)The patients who have received interferon or nucleoside analogue within 6 months before registration (4)Pregnant women, or women who are nursing (5)The patients with an uncontrollable heart trouble (myocardial infarction, heart failure, or arrhythmia) (6)The patients with chronic renal failure, or chronic respiratory failure (7)The patients with a severe mental disease such as depression, a suicide consideration, or a suicide project, or the past history of such conditions (8)The patients with liver cirrhosis or severe hepatic diseases (9)The patients having a past history of cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction (10)The patients with other liver diseases such as autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, alcoholic liver injury, or chronic hepatitis C (11)The patients having non-liver autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (12)The patients who are prescribed with Shoh-saiko-toh (13)The patients who were judged inappropriate for the study by the doctor.

Target sample size

170


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Haruhiko Kobashi

Organization

Okayama university hospital

Division name

Department of gastroenterology and hepatology

Zip code


Address

2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama-city

TEL

086-235-7219

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Haruhiko Kobashi

Organization

Okayama university hospital

Division name

Department of gastroenterology and hepatology

Zip code


Address

2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama-city

TEL

086-235-7219

Homepage URL


Email

hkobashi@md.okayama-u.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Institute

Department

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Funding Source

Organization

none

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization

none


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IRB Contact (For public release)

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Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2007 Year 08 Month 01 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Results


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Baseline Characteristics


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Progress

Recruitment status

Date of protocol fixation

2006 Year 10 Month 31 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2006 Year 11 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2011 Year 12 Month 01 Day

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Other

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Management information

Registered date

2007 Year 02 Month 07 Day

Last modified on

2007 Year 02 Month 07 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000000723


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