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Chronic Hepatitis BPhase 4NCT00606099

Efficacy and Safety of Telbivudine in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B

A Phase 4 study testing telbivudine and adefovir dipivoxil in people with Chronic Hepatitis B, run by Novartis at 3 sites in United States.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of telbivudine 600mg versus adefovir dipivoxil 10mg in patients with compensated chronic hepatitis B. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Hepatitis B
What is being tested?
telbivudine and adefovir dipivoxil
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Nov 2007to Nov 2009
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female, at least 18 years of age.
  • Patients with compensated chronic hepatitis B who are currently receiving adefovir 10mg once daily.
  • Patients must have received adefovir 10mg once daily for at least 48 weeks continuously and have a sub-optimal response to adefovir therapy (≥4log10 copies of HBV DNA/mL).
  • Patient is willing to comply with all study requirements.
  • Patient is willing and able to provide written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women. All women must have a negative pregnancy test at the screening visit.
  • Female patients of reproductive potential is unwilling to use double barrier method of contraception (condom plus spermicide or diaphragm plus spermicide).
  • Patient is co-infected with hepatitis C virus or HIV.
  • Patient has previously taken lamivudine.
  • Patient is currently abusing illicit drugs or alcohol.
  • Patient is using any investigational drugs or with in the last 30 days.
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  • Patient is enrolled or plans to enroll in a clinical study involving investigational drug.
  • Patient has a history of pancreatitis, hepatic decompsensation, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, or a history of hypersensitivity to telbivudine or adfovir.
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Novartis

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308

  • Novartis

    Flushing, New York, 11355

  • Novartis

    Sterling, Virginia, 20166

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About this study

Official title: A 26 Week Randomized, Open Label, Multi-center Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Telbivudine 600 mg Once Daily Versus Adefovir Dipivoxil 10mg Once Daily in Subjects With Compensated Chronic Hepatitis B and Sub-optimal Response to at Least 48 Weeks of Adefovir Dipivoxil 10 mg

This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of telbivudine 600mg versus adefovir dipivoxil 10mg in patients with compensated chronic hepatitis B.

Being tested
telbivudine, adefovir dipivoxil
Keywords
Adults, compensated chronic hepatitis B, telbivudin, aedevofir dipivoxil
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.

  • telbivudineDrug

    To compare the rate and pattern of treatment-emergent Hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral genotypic mutations after 24 weeks of treatment.

  • adefovir dipivoxilDrug

    Active Comparator

Study groups in NCT00606099
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Experimentaltelbivudine
Receives: Drug: telbivudine
2Active comparatoradefovir dipivoxil
Receives: Drug: adefovir dipivoxil

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Efficacy at 24 weeks of treatment.

    Measured: 1 yr

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To compare biochemical response at week 24 of treatment. To compare changes in viral load at week 24 of treatment. To compare the rate and pattern of treatment-emergent Hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral genotypic mutations after 24 weeks of treatment.

    Measured: 1yr

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Feb 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2007
  3. Primary completionNov 2009

Why it stopped: study was cancelled

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00606099
Sponsor's protocol ID
CLDT600AUS03
Status last verified
May 2012
First submitted
21 Jan 2008
Last updated
2 May 2012
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing telbivudine and adefovir dipivoxil in people with Chronic Hepatitis B, run by Novartis at 3 sites in United States.

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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 May 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. 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 was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Efficacy at 24 weeks of treatment. (time frame: 1 yr). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

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 2 May 2012.

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