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NCT Number: NCT00761735

5 Year Long-term Follow up in Pediatric Participants Who Received PegIntron Plus Rebetol in P02538 Part I (P02538 Pt 2)

Study P02538 Part 2 is a 5-year long term follow-up (LTFU) study in pediatric participants who were treated with at least one dose of peginterferon alfa-2b (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) and who completed the follow-up in the P02538 Part 1 study (NCT00104052). No study drug therapy will be administered during the P02538 Part 2 study. Durability of virologic response will be assessed for participants who attained sustained virologic response (SVR) in Part I of this study by performing annual Hepatitis C Virus ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA) testing. In addition, this study will characterize long-term safety in all participants who received PEG-IFN plus RBV treatment.

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Key information

Conditions

Hepatitis C, Chronic Blood-Borne Infections Chronic Disease Communicable Diseases Digestive System Diseases Disease Attributes Flaviviridae Infections Hepatitis Hepatitis C Hepatitis, Chronic Hepatitis, Viral, Human Infections Liver Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases

Age range

3 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

About this study

During the Part 2 LTFU, participants will be evaluated at Years 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Each participant's first LTFU visit will be scheduled approximately 1 year after the post-treatment Follow-up Week 24 visit in Part 1 of this study (NCT00104052).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Informed consent must be obtained from the participant or the participant's parent or legal guardian prior to any long-term follow-up study-related procedures. According to local laws and/or IRB/IEC requirements, participants may also need to provide written assent.
  • The participant must have received at least one dose of peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin in the Protocol No. P02538 study.
  • The participant must have completed the 24-week post-treatment follow-up in the P02538 Part 1 study. All participants whether sustained responders, relapsers, or nonresponders are eligible to participate.

Exclusion criteria

  • Concurrent participation in any other clinical study.
  • Retreatment with any antiviral or immunomodulatory drug for chronic hepatitis C after completion of, or discontinuation from, the treatment phase of the P02538 Part 1 study.
  • Any condition that in the opinion of the Investigator would make the participant unsuitable for enrollment.

Treatment and study plan

Peginterferon alfa-2b

Biological

In the previous treatment protocol (P02538 Part 1), peginterferon alfa-2b was administered at a dose of 60 μg/m^2 by subcutaneous injection weekly for up to 48 weeks. No treatment was administered on the current follow-up study (P02538 Part 2).

Other names: PEG-Intron®

Ribavirin

Drug

In the previous treatment protocol (P02538 Part 1), ribavirin was administered at a dose of 15 mg/kg/day orally in two divided doses for up to 48 weeks. No treatment was administered on the current follow-up study (P02538 Part 2).

Other names: REBETOL®

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Who Relapsed At End of LTFU Year 5

    Time frame: Part 2 LTFU Year 5

    Relapse was defined as Hepatitis C Virus ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA) that was above the lower limit of quantitation at Year 5 of the LTFU.

  2. Mean Height Percentiles of Participants Over LTFU

    Time frame: Part 1 Pre-treatment Baseline, Part 2 LTFU Year 1, Part 2 LTFU Year 2, Part 2 LTFU Year 3, Part 2 LTFU Year 4, Part 2 LTFU Year 5, Last Available LTFU Visit (up to 5 years)

    To determine long-term effects of the Part 1 treatment on height, changes in height during the Part 2 LTFU were evaluated using height percentiles based on 2000 Center For Disease Control growth charts for the general population.

  3. Mean Weight Percentiles of Participants Over LTFU

    Time frame: Part 1 Pre-treatment Baseline, Part 2 LTFU Year 1, Part 2 LTFU Year 2, Part 2 LTFU Year 3, Part 2 LTFU Year 4, Part 2 LTFU Year 5, Last Available LTFU Visit (up to 5 years)

    To determine long-term effects of the Part 1 treatment on weight, changes in weight during the Part 2 LTFU were evaluated using weight percentiles based on 2000 Center For Disease Control growth charts for the general population.

  4. Mean Body Mass Index (BMI) Percentiles of Participants Over LTFU

    Time frame: Part 1 Pre-treatment Baseline, Part 2 LTFU Year 1, Part 2 LTFU Year 2, Part 2 LTFU Year 3, Part 2 LTFU Year 4, Part 2 LTFU Year 5, Last Available LTFU Visit (up to 5 years)

    To determine long-term effects of the Part 1 treatment on BMI, changes in BMI during the Part 2 LTFU were evaluated using BMI percentiles based on 2000 Center For Disease Control growth charts for the general population.

  5. Mean Age at Attained Tanner Stages (Sexual Maturity) at End of LTFU (Last Observation) By Gender

    Time frame: Last assessment of the Part 2 LTFU (up to 5 years)

    The Tanner Stage (TS) defines physical measurements of sexual development based on external primary and secondary sex characteristics. Female participants are evaluated for breast development and pubic hair distribution and male participants are evaluated for genital development and pubic hair distribution, based on a 5-stage ordinal scale ranging from TS 1 (prepubertal/preadolescent characteristics) to TS 5 (mature or adult characteristics). Mean ages for attaining each TS in the normal population have been previously established based on measuring correlating reproductive hormone levels, and are expressed in years as follows for females (F) and males (M): TS 1= 7.1 (F+M); TS 2= 10.5 (F), 12.1 (M); TS 3= 11.6 (F), 13.6 (M); TS 4=, 12.3 (F), 15.1 (M); TS 5= 14.5 (F), 18 (M). To assess sexual maturation at the end of the LTFU (last observation), females and males were staged and the mean age at each TS attained was reported.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Assessment of the Safety, Efficacy, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of PEG-Intron® Plus REBETOL® in Pediatric Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Sep 29, 2008
Registry last updated
Apr 4, 2017

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