Hepatitis B. Chronic viral hepatitis B without delta-agent
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with the age of 18-65 years Negative Hepatitis B e antigen at baseline Quantifiable serum hepatitis B viral DNA load> 2000 IU/ml At least six months from the initial diagnosis Those with no history of receiving an antiviral drug
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Hepatitis C, D and HIV Viruses co-infection Dialysis patients with renal impairment Severe liver diseases History of previous hepatitis B treatment (for at least 30 days) Other liver comorbidities such as Autoimmune Hepatitis Hepatocellular Carcinoma, uncompensated cirrhosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The final end-points were rate of HBV DNA loss<20 IU/ml at week 48. Timepoint: HBV DNA load Will be measured. in the Twelve, Twenty-four, thirty-six and 48 weeks for all patients. Method of measurement: by using of Cobas TaqMan polymerase chain reaction (Roche Diagnostics Basel, Switzerland) by Keyvan Virology Specialty Laboratory (KVSL). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Iran University of Medical Sciences