Telbivudine Versus Adefovir Dipivoxil in Adults With HBegAg-Positive, Compensated Chronic Hepatitis B

May 8, 2015 updated by: Novartis

A Randomized, Open-Label Trial of Telbivudine Versus Adefovir Dipivoxil in Adults With HBegAg-Positive, Compensated Chronic Hepatitis B

This research study is being conducted to compare the safety and effectiveness of the investigational medication, LdT (telbivudine) versus adefovir dipivoxil, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of hepatitis B infection. The results for patients taking LdT will be compared to results for patients taking adefovir dipivoxil.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Australia
      • Clayton, Australia
      • Wooloongabba, Australia
  • Canada
      • Calgary, Canada
      • Toronto, Canada
      • Winnipeg, Canada
  • China
      • Hong Kong, China
  • France
      • Paris, France
  • Korea, Republic of
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of
  • Singapore
      • Singapore, Singapore
  • Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan
  • Thailand
      • Bangkok, Thailand
  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States
      • Pasadena, California, United States
      • San Francisco, California, United States
    • Florida
      • Miami, Florida, United States

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Documented compensated chronic hepatitis B defined by clinical history compatible with compensated chronic hepatitis B
  • Detectable serum HBsAg at the Screening visit

Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria may apply.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Patient is coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (HDV) or HIV
  • Patient previously received lamivudine, adefovir dipivoxil, or an investigational anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) nucleoside or nucleotide analog at any time
  • Patient has received interferon or other immunomodulatory treatment for HBV infection in the 12 months before screening for this study

Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Novartis

Collaborators

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2004

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

August 1, 2006

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

August 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 21, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 21, 2005

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 22, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 12, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 8, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NV-02B-018

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