NCT02932150Active, not recruitingPhase 2
Study of Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) in Children and Teen Participants With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
A Randomized, Double-Blind Evaluation of the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Antiviral Efficacy of Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) in Children and Adolescent Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goals of this clinical study are to compare the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of study drug, tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), versus placebo in teens and children with CHB and to learn more about the dosing levels in children.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 150 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Sept 2016
- Start date
- Nov 2016
- Primary completion date
- Sept 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
- Diseases
- Hepatitis B
- NCT number
- NCT02932150
- EudraCT number
- 2016-000785-37
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
- Planned participants: 150
- From Nov 2016 to the primary completion date, Sept 2026
- 39 sites in 8 countries
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- Received solid organ or bone marrow transplant
- Currently receiving therapy with immunomodulators (eg, corticosteroids), or immunosuppressants
- Malignancy within the 5 years prior to screening. Individuals under evaluation for possible malignancy are not eligible.
Other illness
- Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), HIV, or hepatitis D virus (HDV)
- Any history of, or current evidence of, clinical hepatic decompensation
- Chronic liver disease of non-HBV etiology (e.g., hemochromatosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, cholangitis)
- Significant renal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, or neurological disease in the opinion of the Investigator
Other
- Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Males and females of reproductive potential who are unwilling to use an "effective", protocol-specified method(s) of contraception during the study.
- Evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (Note: if screening alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is \< 50 ng/mL no imaging study is needed; however, if the screening AFP is \> 50 ng/mL an imaging study is required)
- Abnormal hematological and biochemical parameters
- Current alcohol or substance abuse judged by the investigator to potentially interfere with subject compliance.
- Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
Who the study is looking for
- Males and non-pregnant, non-lactating females
- Weight at screening as follows:
- Cohort 1 = ≥ 35 kg (≥ 77 lbs)
- Cohort 2 Group 1 = ≥ 25 kg (≥ 55 lbs)
- Cohort 2 Group 2 = ≥ 14 kg to \< 25 kg (≥ 30 lbs to \<55 lbs)
- Cohort 2 Group 3 = ≥ 10 kg to \< 14 kg (≥ 22 lbs to \< 30 lbs) or
- 14 kg to \< 25 kg (≥ 30 lbs to \< 55 lbs)
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent (child and parent/legal guardian)
- Documented evidence of CHB (eg, HBsAg-positive for ≥ 6 months)
- HBeAg-positive, or HBeAg-negative, chronic HBV infection with all of the following:
- Screening HBV DNA ≥ 2 × 10\^4 IU/mL
- Screening serum ALT \> 45 U/L (\> 1.5 × ULN: 30 U/L) and ≤ 10 × ULN (by central laboratory range)
- Treatment-naive or treatment-experienced will be eligible for enrollment.
- Estimated creatinine clearance (CLCr) ≥ 80 mL/min/1.73m\^2 (using the Schwartz formula)
- Normal ECG
Age in the registry: 2 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (39)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (UCL) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brussels | Belgium | Unknown status |
| Prince of Wales Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Shatin | Hong Kong SAR China | Unknown status |
| Institute of Post Graduation Medical Education & Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kolkata | India | Unknown status |
| M. V Hospital and Research Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lucknow | India | Unknown status |
| LTMMC & LTMG Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mumbai | India | Unknown status |
| Seth GS medical college and KEM Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mumbai | India | Unknown status |
| Khalatkar Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nagpur | India | Unknown status |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New Delhi | India | Unknown status |
| SIDS Hospital and Research Centre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Surat | India | Unknown status |
| Samvedna Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Varanasi | India | Unknown status |
| Kyungpook National University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Daegu | South Korea | Unknown status |
| Asan Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Unknown status |
| Samsung Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Unknown status |
| Spitalul Grigore Alexandrescu-Sectia Pediatrie III Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bucharest | Romania | Unknown status |
| Institutul National de Boli Infectioase "Prof.Dr. Matei Bals" Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bucharest | Romania | Unknown status |
| Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Moscow | Russia | Unknown status |
| Federal State-Financed Institution Pediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Unknown status |
| Republican Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases named after A.F. Agafonov Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tatarstan | Russia | Unknown status |
| Limited Medical Company Hepatolog Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tolyatti | Russia | Unknown status |
| Chang Gung Medical Foundation Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kaohsiung City | Taiwan | Unknown status |
| Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kaohsiung City | Taiwan | Unknown status |
| National Cheng Kung University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tainan | Taiwan | Unknown status |
| National Taiwan University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taipei | Taiwan | Unknown status |
| Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taoyuan | Taiwan | Unknown status |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aurora | United States | Unknown status |
| Johns Hopkins University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Baltimore | United States | Unknown status |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cincinnati | United States | Unknown status |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Unknown status |
| Cook Children's Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fort Worth | United States | Unknown status |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Main Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Unknown status |
| Indiana University School of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Indianapolis | United States | Unknown status |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Unknown status |
| Children's Hospital of Los Angeles Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
| Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nashville | United States | Unknown status |
| American Research Corporation at Texas Liver Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Unknown status |
| Rady Childrens Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Diego | United States | Unknown status |
| University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Unknown status |
| The Children's Hospital at Montefiore Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | The Bronx | United States | Unknown status |
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