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Publication Information

PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2007
Affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA. Karen.murray@seattlechildrens.org
Authors
Barton BA, González-Peralta RP, Murray KF, PEDS-C Clinical Research Network, Robuck PR, Rodrigue JR, Schwarz KB, Shepherd J
Studies
Citation
Murray KF, Rodrigue JR, González-Peralta RP, Shepherd J, Barton BA, Robuck PR, Schwarz KB, PEDS-C Clinical Research Network. Design of the PEDS-C trial: pegylated interferon +/- ribavirin for children with chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Clin Trials 2007;4(6):661-73.

Abstract

PEDS-C is the first multicenter placebo-controlled trial for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) in childhood that has ever been conducted in the United States (USA). Establishment of the research team, protocol, administrative infrastructure, and ancillary contributors for the pediatric trial took years of planning.