Impact of Moderate Alcohol Use on Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Progression



Status:Completed
Conditions:Hepatitis, Hepatitis
Therapuetic Areas:Immunology / Infectious Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:August 2004
End Date:June 2008

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The Use of Validated Measures of Alcohol Intake to Measure the Impact of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Hepatic Fibrogenesis in Individuals Infected With Hepatitis C

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of moderate alcohol intake on liver
disease caused by HCV in terms of speed of progression as compared to those not drinking
alcohol.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Outpatient with HCV who is not receiving or planning treatment but is receiving
standard of care monitoring every 3 months and is either abstinent from alcohol or
drinking only moderately

Exclusion Criteria:

- HIV co-infection

- Treated within the past 6 months

- History (hx) of other liver disease

- Alcohol use greater than 30 g/day or history of binge drinking in the last year

- Decompensated liver disease
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