Evaluation of Paternal, Maternal and Obstetric Factors Leading to the Hepatitis B Immunization Failure in Hong Kong

June 9, 2017 updated by: The University of Hong Kong

Globally, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most common form of chronic hepatitis. There are still a lot of uncertainties on how infants acquired HBV leading to the development of chronic HBV infection despite active and passive immunoprophylaxis. The investigators would like to carry out a prospective study to answer the following questions:

  1. the paternal, maternal and obstetric factors leading to immunoprophylaxis failure
  2. the prevalence of immunoprophylaxis failure in Hong Kong

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

750

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 852
        • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Maternal and paternal hepatitis B carrier

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All women age ≥ 18 years
  • Maternal or paternal hepatitis B carrier

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Couples will be excluded if female partners of paternal hepatitis B carrier were occult carrier
  • Plan to deliver in other units

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Maternal hepatitis B carrier
Paternal hepatitis B carrier

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The effect of high maternal viral load on immunoprophylaxis failure, using 10^6 copies/ml as cut-off
Time Frame: Infants' blood for HbsAg at 9-12 months old
Infants' blood for HbsAg at 9-12 months old

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ka Wang Cheung, The University of Hong Kong

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 28, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

May 13, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 12, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2017

Last Verified

June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UW 13-270

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