Can vitamin d boost hepatitis c treatment in tough cases?
NCT ID NCT01226446
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding vitamin D to standard hepatitis C treatment could help patients with genotype 1 or 4 who had not responded to previous therapy. 32 adults with low vitamin D levels were enrolled. The goal was to see if vitamin D could make the antiviral drugs work better and clear the virus.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Nov 2010
- Finished
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Jan 2013
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 1 or 4 * Hypovitaminosis D defined by a value \<30 ng / ml * Patient non responder to previous antiviral combination therapy of Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin defined by a decrease in viral load \<2 log at week 12 of the first course (Peg/RBV) * Patient who received at least 80% of the optimal dose of Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin according to current recommendations * Patient for which the investigating physician decided to initiate treatment for hepatitis C combination therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Decompensated liver disease: Child-Pugh B\> 8 or one of the following criteria: bilirubin\> 35 micromol/L, TP \<50%, ascites, recurrent encephalopathy * Positive serology for HBV and HIV * Alcohol consumption exceeding 50 g/day * Chronic intake of vitamin D * Thrombocytopenia \<50 000/mm ³, neutropenia \<750/mm ³, hemoglobin \<11 g/dL * Pregnant women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
Paris, 75013, France
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