Conditions: Hepatitis C, Chronic
Keywords: Hepatitis C, Chronic Genotype 2 Genotype 3 Telaprevir
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 52
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of telaprevir on early hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) C virus (HCV) viral kinetics in treatment-naive participants who are chronically (lasting a long time) infected with genotype 2 or 3 HCV.

Detailed description:
This is a Phase 2a multicenter (when more than one hospital or medical school team work on a medical research study), partially blinded, randomized (study drug assigned by chance) stratified (arrange in groups for analysis of results e.g., stratify by age, sex, etc.) for genotype, multiple dose study. The trial will consist of Screening period (6 weeks), Treatment period (24 or 26 weeks) and Follow-up period (24 weeks). The Treatment period will include 2 weeks investigational treatment phase and a 24 week standard treatment phase. All the eligible participants who were never treated for HCV will be enrolled for the trial and will receive the investigational treatment regimen to which they have been randomly assigned for 2 weeks. After this in the standard treatment phase participants will receive the standard treatment of care consisting of pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN)-alfa-2a 180 microgram once weekly and ribavirin (RBV) 400 milligram twice per day. Efficacy will primarily be evaluated by HCV viral load quantification. Participant's safety will be monitored throughout the study.

Arms:
arm 1: Participants who are never treated for chronic hepatitis C (inflammation of the liver) genotype 2 will receive telaprevir (TVR) 750 milligram (mg) tablet orally 3 times a day during investigational treatment phase from Day 1 to Day 15. Participants will then be treated with standard treatment regimen of pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN)-alfa-2a and ribavirin (RBV) from Day 15 to Week 26 (standard treatment phase). Each dose of pegylated interferon 180 microgram (mcg) will be administered as a subcutaneous injection once a week. RBV will be taken orally as 400 mg tablets 2 times a day. Total duration of treatment will be 26 weeks. arm 2: Participants who are never treated for CHC genotype 2 will receive TVR 750 mg tablet orally 3 times a day during investigational treatment phase from Day 1 to Day 15 along with standard treatment regimen of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a and RBV which will be continued in the standard treatment phase from Day 15 to Week 24. Each dose of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a 180 mcg will be administered as a subcutaneous injection once a week. RBV will be taken orally as 400 mg tablets 2 times a day. Total duration of treatment will be 24 weeks. arm 3: Participants who are never treated for CHC genotype 2 will receive TVR matching placebo (Pbo) tablet orally 3 times a day during investigational treatment phase from Day 1 to Day 15 along with standard treatment regimen of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a and RBV which will be continued in the standard treatment phase from Day 15 to Week 24. Each dose of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a 180 mcg will be administered as a subcutaneous injection once a week. RBV will be taken orally as 400 mg tablets 2 times a day. Total duration of treatment will be 24 weeks. arm 4: Participants who are never treated for CHC genotype 3 will receive TVR 750 mg tablet orally 3 times a day during investigational treatment phase from Day 1 to Day 15. Participants will then be treated with standard treatment regimen of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a and RBV from Day 15 to Week 26 (standard treatment phase). Each dose of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a 180 mcg will be administered as a subcutaneous injection once a week. RBV will be taken orally as 400 mg tablets 2 times a day. Total duration of treatment will be 26 weeks. arm 5: Participants who are never treated for CHC genotype 3 received TVR 750 mg tablet orally 3 times a day during investigational treatment phase from Day 1 to Day 15 along with standard treatment regimen of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a and RBV which will be continued in the standard treatment phase from Day 15 to Week 24. Each dose of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a 180 mcg will be administered as a subcutaneous injection once a week. RBV will be taken orally as 400 mg tablets 2 times a day. Total duration of treatment will be 24 weeks. arm 6: Participants who are never treated for CHC genotype 3 will receive TVR matching Pbo tablet orally 3 times a day during investigational treatment phase from Day 1 to Day 15 along with standard treatment regimen of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a and RBV which will be continued in the standard treatment phase from Day 15 to Week 24. Each dose of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a 180 mcg will be administered as a subcutaneous injection once a week. RBV will be taken orally as 400 mg tablets 2 times a day. Total duration of treatment will be 24 weeks.

Interventions: intervention 1: Telaprevir intervention 2: Peg-IFN-alfa-2a + Ribavirin (Standard Treatment) intervention 3: Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Telaprevir 750 mg tablet will be administered three times a day orally for 2 weeks. intervention 2: Standard treatment of Peg-IFN-alfa-2a (180 mcg subcutaneous injection, once weekly) and ribavirin (400 mg as oral tablet twice daily) will be administered from Day 15 to Week 24 or 26 in the T2 \& PR24 - genotype 2 and 3 group and from Day 1 to Week 24 or 26 in the T2/PR24 - genotype 2 and 3 group. intervention 3: Matching placebo tablet to telaprevir will be administered three times a day orally for 2 weeks.

Protocol document: