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Chronic Hepatitis BPhase 4NCT02745704

The Optimizing Treatment of PegIFN Alfa in HBeAg-negative CHB Patients With Low Level HBsAg

A Phase 4 study testing Peginterferon alfa in people with Chronic Hepatitis B, run by Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University at 1 site in China.

Unknown status

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 The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

As HBsAg clearance is uncommon in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients on nucleoside analogues (NAs) therapy. The purpose of this study is to optimize HBsAg clearance in CHB Patients with sequential treatment of pegylated interferon alpha and NAs. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Hepatitis B
What is being tested?
Peginterferon alfa
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
200 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Apr 2016to Apr 2019
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

  • CHB patients who had received NAs for more than 12 months.
  • Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative and anti-HBeAg positive.
  • Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive and <1500 IU/mL.
  • Hepatitis B virus DNA not detectable(Roche Cobas).

Who cannot join

  • Patients with liver cirrhosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma or other malignancies.
  • Patients with other factors causing liver diseases.
  • Pregnant and lactating women.
  • Patients with concomitant HIV infection or congenital immune deficiency diseases.
  • Patients with diabetes, autoimmune diseases.
  • Patients with important organ dysfunctions.
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  • Patients with serious complications (e.g., infection, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, gastrointestinal bleeding.)
  • Patients who receive antineoplastic or immunomodulatory therapy in the past 12 months.
  • Patients who can't come back to clinic for follow-up on schedule.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • The third affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630

    Xiang Zhu, Doctor, 13826452564, 0628zhuxiang@163.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: The Optimizing Treatment of PegIFN Alfa in HBeAg-negative Chronic Hepatitis B Patients With Low Level HBsAg

As HBsAg clearance is uncommon in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients on nucleoside analogues (NAs) therapy. The purpose of this study is to optimize HBsAg clearance in CHB Patients with sequential treatment of pegylated interferon alpha and NAs.

Read the detailed description

In order to optimize HBsAg clearance in CHB patients with low level HBsAg, the investigators enrolled patients who had received, and responded to, NAs for more than 12 months(see the inclusion criteria), and patients are switched to receive peginterferon alfa-2a 180 micrograms/week or peginterferon alfa-2b 80 micrograms/week for 48 weeks and follow up for 24 weeks.

Being tested
Peginterferon alfa
Keywords
chronic hepatitis B, peginterferon alfa
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.

  • Peginterferon alfaDrug

    peginterferon alfa-2b 80 micrograms/week or peginterferon alfa-2a 180 micrograms/week

Study groups in NCT02745704
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PEG-IFN groupExperimentalHepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative CHB patients who had received NAs for more than 12 months, with HBsAg <1500 IU/ mL and Hepatitis B virus DNA not detectable, are to receive peginterferon alfa-2a 180 micrograms/week or peginterferon alfa-2b 80 micrograms/week for 48 weeks.
Receives: Drug: Peginterferon alfa
NAs groupNo interventionPatients do not need to change their NAs treatment.

What is being measured

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

  1. HBsAg Clearance

    Percentage of Participants with HBsAg negative.

    Measured: 72 weeks

  2. HBsAg Seroconversion

    Percentage of Participants with HBsAg negative and anti-HBsAg positive.

    Measured: 72 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Apr 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2016
  3. Primary completionApr 2019 (estimated)
  4. Study completionApr 2019 (estimated)

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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
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
200 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02745704
Sponsor's protocol ID
3rd-SYSU-I-Cure
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
11 Apr 2016
Last updated
15 Jan 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Peginterferon alfa in people with Chronic Hepatitis B, run by Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University at 1 site 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 4 inclusion and 9 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 15 Jan 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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?

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

HBsAg Clearance (time frame: 72 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 15 Jan 2019.

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