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NCT01796457Active, not recruiting

HBRN: Immune Regulation and Costimulation in Natural History and Therapeutic Outcome of Chronic Hepatitis B

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is an ancillary to the NIDDK-sponsored treatment trials titled: Combination Therapy of Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a and Tenofovir Versus Tenofovir Monotherapy in Chronic Hepatitis B (NCT01369212) and Combination Entecavir and Peginterferon Therapy in HBeAg-Positive Immune-Tolerant Adults With Chronic Hepatitis B (NCT01369199). This study will examine the balance between immune regulatory and effector responses in hepatitis B-infected participants enrolled in the HBRN's clinical trials (NCT01369212 and NCT01369199) to define natural history and treatment outcome.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
40 (actual)
First submitted
19 Feb 2013
Start date
Mar 2013
Primary completion date
Dec 2026
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Diseases
Hepatitis B
NCT number
NCT01796457

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 40
  • From Mar 2013 to the primary completion date, Dec 2026
  • 8 sites in 2 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Participants with active medical conditions such as congestive heart failure or chronic lung disease requiring oxygen, active coronary artery disease with unstable angina, sepsis and renal failure
  • Participants with significant medical conditions, autoimmune disease or immunosuppression

Age

  • Children under 18 years of age

Other

  • Pregnant women
  • Participants with anemia (Hgb\<10 or Hct\<30)

Who the study is looking for

  • Ability to provide informed consent for participation in the ancillary study

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (8)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Toronto Western Hospital Liver Centre
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TorontoCanadaUnknown status
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Minnesota
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PlymouthUnited StatesUnknown status
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
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RichmondUnited StatesUnknown status
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
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San FranciscoUnited StatesUnknown status
California Pacific Medical Center
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San FranciscoUnited StatesUnknown status
Harborview Medical Center
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
Virginia Mason Medical Center
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status

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