The Incidence of Occult Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Hemodialysed Patients With Liver Enzymes Disturbances

Clalit Health Services

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hemodialysed Patients With Impaired Liver Enzymes

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01054664

nephrop003

Details and patient eligibility

About

To assess the incidence of occult hepatitis C virus in hemodialysed patients with mild impairment of liver enzymes

Full description

occult hepatitis C virus will be checked in monocytes of hemodialyzed patients with permanent mild impairment of liver enzymes This population has no evidence of hepatitis B or C according to standard laboratory tests (HVC antibodies,HCV PCR, hepatitis B antibodies) Hepatitis C virus RNA will be performed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of hemodialysed patients

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hemodialysed patients with impaired liver enzymes

Exclusion criteria

• hepatitis B and C positive

Trial design

30 participants in 3 patient groups

impaired liver enzymes

normal liver enzymes

hepatitis C antibodies positive