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Trial · NCT00727259

Evaluation of Satisfaction in Patients Receiving PegIntron Pen/Rebetol for Hepatitis C (Study P04067)

NCT00727259, Completed, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC; results first posted 2009-08-06

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ConductScience Library. Evaluation of Satisfaction in Patients Receiving PegIntron Pen/Rebetol for Hepatitis C (Study P04067). Trials, record NCT00727259. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.5.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT00727259

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Trial

As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.

Title
Evaluation of Satisfaction in Patients Receiving PegIntron Pen/Rebetol for Hepatitis C (Study P04067)
NCT number
NCT00727259
Status
Completed
Enrollment
1,995 participants, actual
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Conditions
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Interventions
Peginterferon alfa-2b (SCH 54031), Ribavirin (SCH 18908)
First posted
2008-08-01
Last updated
2015-04-29
Results first posted
2009-08-06

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes1

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

ListOutcomeTime frameDescription
PrimaryEvaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsThe patient was instructed to answer and return by mail the first self-questionnaire after 1 month of treatment and the second one after 3 months of treatment.Patient satisfaction for each item on the questionnaires was rated on a scale from 0 (not satisfied) to 7 (very satisfied).

Outcomes1

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

TypeOutcomeTime framePopulationUnitsMeasured as
PRIMARYEvaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsThe patient was instructed to answer and return by mail the first self-questionnaire after 1 month of treatment and the second one after 3 months of treatment.
Both patient questionnaires were returned by 940 subjects. However, some items were not rated on the returned questionnaires. The missing data for questionnaire items range from 24 subjects to 72 subjects.
satisfaction rating from 0-7MEAN

Results by group12

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

OutcomeGroupCategoryValueSpreadUnits
Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsAfter 1 Month of TreatmentEase of preparation of the Pen5.48Standard Deviation 1.74satisfaction rating from 0-7
Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsAfter 3 Months of TreatmentEase of preparation of the Pen5.91Standard Deviation 1.41satisfaction rating from 0-7
Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsAfter 1 Month of TreatmentSimplicity of adjustment of the injected dose5.74Standard Deviation 1.71satisfaction rating from 0-7
Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsAfter 3 Months of TreatmentSimplicity of adjustment of the injected dose6.08Standard Deviation 1.41satisfaction rating from 0-7
Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsAfter 1 Month of TreatmentTime required for the preparation of the injection5.49Standard Deviation 1.52satisfaction rating from 0-7
Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsAfter 3 Months of TreatmentTime required for the preparation of the injection5.84Standard Deviation 1.32satisfaction rating from 0-7
Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsAfter 1 Month of TreatmentEase of injection5.89Standard Deviation 1.46satisfaction rating from 0-7
Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsAfter 3 Months of TreatmentEase of injection6.00Standard Deviation 1.37satisfaction rating from 0-7
Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsAfter 1 Month of TreatmentCharacteristics of the needle6.14Standard Deviation 1.25satisfaction rating from 0-7
Evaluation of the Satisfaction of the PegPen (PegIntron Preparation and Injection Easiness) Using a Patient Questionnaire Answered at 1 Month and 3 MonthsAfter 3 Months of TreatmentCharacteristics of the needle6.25Standard Deviation 1.21satisfaction rating from 0-7

Participant flow3

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

PeriodMilestoneGroupParticipantsUnits counted
Overall StudySTARTEDPatients With Chronic Hepatitis C1,995
Overall StudyCOMPLETEDPatients With Chronic Hepatitis C940
Overall StudyNOT COMPLETEDPatients With Chronic Hepatitis C1,055

Adverse events0

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

None in this release.

Adverse event totals3

The totals the trial posted for each group.

TotalGroupAffectedAt risk
Total, all-cause mortalityPatients With Chronic Hepatitis C
Total, other adverse eventsPatients With Chronic Hepatitis C00
Total, serious adverse eventsPatients With Chronic Hepatitis C00

Papers0

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

None in this release.

Grants0

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

None in this release.

Trial comparisons0

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

None in this release.

Tests0

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

None in this release.

Data dates

The day each source was copied for this release.

ClinicalTrials.gov
2026-11-12
ClinicalTrials.gov
Results, from AACT
2026-03-23
AACT
NIH grant links
2026-11-13
NIH RePORTER

Sources 3

  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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