Real World Study of Chronic Viral Hepatitis
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hepatitis, Chronic. Basic parameters: 18 years — 75 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- China
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study is aimed to collect and analyze clinical data of patients with chronic viral hepatitis in the real world, to investigate the long-term outcome of these patients and to optimize treatment options based on these data.
Detailed description
Chronic viral hepatitis is defined as infectious liver disease caused by persistent virus infection for more than six months. Sustained viral replication and ongoing liver inflammation can eventually lead to liver fibrosis/cirrhosis or even hepatocellular carcinoma. Chronic viral hepatitis infection causes at least 80% of all liver cancers.
Though chronic viral hepatitis is a major global health concern, there is still a lack of evidence in high quality about the management of chronic viral hepatitis and the long-term outcome of patients. The concept of real-world data and research has been officially introduced into China since 2010. Real-world evidence, based on real-world data, can help practitioners have better understanding of the characteristics of the patients with different treatment strategies.
This study is aimed to collect and analyze clinical data of patients with chronic viral hepatitis in the real world, to investigate the long-term outcome of these patients and to optimize treatment options based on these data.
Primary outcome measures
- Virologic responses(for both chronic hepatitis B and C) [Time frame: 24 weeks after treatment initiation]
- Serological responses(for chronic hepatitis B only) [Time frame: 48 weeks after treatment initiation]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Histological responses(for both chronic hepatitis B and C) [Time frame: 48 weeks after treatment initiation]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Informed consent of patients.
- Evidence of persistent virus infection for greater than six months \[hepatitis C virus(HCV) RNA positive, hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg) or hepatitis B virus(HBV) DNA positive\]
Exclusion criteria
- Serious psychiatric history, especially depression.
- Severe mental illness is defined as major depression or psychosis, suicide attempts, hospitalization due to mental illness or a period of disability due to mental illness.
- Patients with serious diseases of heart, lung, kidney, brain, blood and other important organs.
- Patients with malignant tumors (excluding those cured).
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
China · 1 center
- Huashan Hospital — Shanghai
Publications
- Maucort-Boulch D, de Martel C, Franceschi S, Plummer M. Fraction and incidence of liver cancer attributable to hepatitis B and C viruses worldwide. Int J Cancer. 2018 Jun 15;142(12):2471-2477. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31280. Epub 2018 Feb 9. PMID 29388206
- Polaris Observatory Collaborators. Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Jun;3(6):383-403. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(18)30056-6. Epub 2018 Mar 27. PMID 29599078
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04025944 · KY2019-RWS(CVH)