Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 11:33 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 11:33 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01911156
Brief Summary:
This is a prospective randomized, open-label, phase IV clinical trial to learn the effects, good and/or bad, of discontinuing or continuing nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) treatment for 72 weeks in participants with chronic hepatitis B infection whose immune system is controlling the amount of virus levels in the blood for at least 12 months of NA therapy.
About 66 adult men and women will participate in this study from University Health Network which includes the Toronto Western Hospital for about 72 weeks.
Detailed Description:
Chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is prevalent world-wide (estimated to affect 360 million individuals).
Chronic hepatitis b may result in progressive liver disease that leads to cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Chronic hepatitis B can also be benign and non-progressive, evolving into an inactive carrier state that rarely leads to significant liver injury or HCC. Over the last few years, several highly effective antiviral agents have been developed and approved for use in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Current therapy of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) aims at stopping progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
This is a prospective randomized, open-label, phase IV clinical trial to learn the effects, good and/or bad, of discontinuing or continuing NA treatment for 72 weeks in participants with chronic hepatitis B infection whose immune system is controlling the amount of virus levels in the blood for at least 12 months of NA therapy.
About 66 adult men and women will participate in this study from University Health Network which includes the Toronto Western Hospital for about 72 weeks.
Study:
NCT01911156
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01911156