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Chronic Hepatitis BPhase 4Dragon-ExNCT01829685

Efficacy Optimizing Extension Study of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With Inadequate Response to NUC Therapy

A Phase 4 study testing Entecavir, Adefovir in people with Chronic Hepatitis B and Inadequate Response, run by Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University at 16 sites in China.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the long-term efficacy and safety of entecavir 1.0 mg/d + adefovir 10 mg/d with entecavir 0.5 mg/d + adefovir 10 mg/d for chronic hepatitis B patients with inadequate response to NUC therapy Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
What is being tested?
Entecavir, Adefovir
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
360 participants
Where
16 sitesChina
Study dates
Mar 2013to Jun 2016
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects who completed the 104-week Dragon study.
  • Subjects who are willing to participate the extension study.

Who cannot join

  • Subjects who could not compliance with the protocol judged by investigators

Trial locations and contacts

16 sites in 1 country.

16 sites in 1 country

China16 sites
  • Beijing Ditan Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Friendship Hospital Attached To The Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality

  • Department of infectious disease, First Hospital of Peking University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality

  • People's Hospital Under Beijnig University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality

  • First Hospital .Jilin Unniversity

    Changchun, Jilin

  • Xiangya Hospital Central-South Univrsity

    Changsha, Hunan

  • The First People's Hospital of Foshan

    Foshan, Guangdong

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

    Fuzhou, Fujian

  • Department of Infectious Disease, Nanfang Hospital

    Guangzhou, Guangdong

  • GuangDong Provincial People's hospital

    Guangzhou, Guangdong

  • First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

    Nanning, Guangxi

  • Changhai Hospital affiliated to Second Military Medical University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality

  • Huashan Hospital,Fudan University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality

  • Shanghai Ruijin Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality

  • ShengJing Hospital of China Medical University

    Shengyang, Liaoning

  • Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, Hubei

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About this study

Official title: A 3-year, Open-lable, Multi-center Extension Trial of Entecavir Therapy for Patients Previously Treated in Dragon Study

The purpose of this study is to compare the long-term efficacy and safety of entecavir 1.0 mg/d + adefovir 10 mg/d with entecavir 0.5 mg/d + adefovir 10 mg/d for chronic hepatitis B patients with inadequate response to NUC therapy

Being tested
Entecavir, Adefovir
Medical subject headings
Hepatitis B, Chronic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Entecavir, AdefovirDrug

Study groups in NCT01829685
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group IActive comparatororal entecavir 1mg daily and adefovir 10mg daily for 144 weeks
Receives: Drug: Entecavir, Adefovir
Group IIActive comparatororal entecavir 0.5mg daily and adefovir 10mg daily for 144 weeks
Receives: Drug: Entecavir, Adefovir

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentages of patients achieving HBV DNA< 300copies/mL at week 144 in each group

    Measured: Week 144

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Percentages of patients achieving HBV DNA <300copies/mL at week 48/96 in each group.

    Measured: Week 48 & 96

  2. The log10 reduction in HBV DNA from baseline of DRAGON study at week 48/96/144.

    Measured: Week 48 & 96 &144

  3. Percentage of patients with HBeAg loss or HBeAg seroconversion at week 48/96/144.

    Measured: Week 48 & 96 & 144

  4. Percentage of patients with ALT normalization at week 48/96/144

    Measured: Week 48 & 96 & 144

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Apr 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2013
  3. Primary completionJun 2016 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
360 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01829685
Sponsor's protocol ID
MOH-06
Acronym
Dragon-Ex
Status last verified
Jun 2014
First submitted
9 Apr 2013
Last updated
19 Jun 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Li Y, Pan CQ, Ji S, Yan G, Cheng J, Liu S, Xing H. Serum IL-21 levels predict HBeAg decline during rescue therapy in patients with partial response to nucleos(t)ide analogues. Exp Ther Med. 2021 Mar;21(3):216. doi: 10.3892/etm.2021.9648. Epub 2021 Jan 15.

    PubMed 33500704

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Entecavir, Adefovir in people with Chronic Hepatitis B and Inadequate Response, run by Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University at 16 sites in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Jun 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 16 sites in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentages of patients achieving HBV DNA< 300copies/mL at week 144 in each group (time frame: Week 144). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01829685, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Jun 2014.

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