The Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and Interferon resistance

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Exploring the Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and Interferon Resistance: Options to Overcome HCV Non-Response to Pegylated Interferon

• IRAS ID

  33993

• Contact name

  Mark Thursz

• Sponsor organisation

  AHSC Joint Research Office, Imperial college

• Eudract number

  2009-016678-34

• ISRCTN Number

  IISRCTN64847145

• Research summary

  The study will investigate the relationship between insulin resistance and treatment risistane in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). It will also study the effect of decreasing insulin resistance using Pioglitazone treatment(anti diabetic) on the treatment response

• REC name

  London - Brent Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  10/H0717/13

• Date of REC Opinion

  1 Apr 2010

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion