ong term clinical outcome of treatment for chronic hepatitis C in patients with advanced fibrosis
Recruiting
- Conditions
- chronic liver diseasechronic viral hepatitis100196541004743810019818
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Inclusion Criteria
- history of chronic Hepatitis C
- Interferon based antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C between 1990 en 2003
- biopsy-proven advanced liver fibrosis (metavir score F3-F4)
Exclusion Criteria
- HIV infection
- chronic hepatitis B infection
- secondary liver disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- hepatcellular carcinoma<br /><br>- liver failure: Ascites/encephalopathy/jaundice/variceal bleed<br /><br>- death<br /><br>- new onset Diabetes Mellitus</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- Biochemical results:<br /><br>ALT/AST/albumin/bilirubin/creatinine/glucose/insulin/HbA1c<br /><br>- Hemological results: platelet count/prothrombin time<br /><br>- Virology: viral load<br /><br>- Ultrasound: spleen size<br /><br>- Fibroscan results: liver stiffness</p><br>