Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Pediatric Transplantation, a Prevalence Study (HEV)

August 8, 2017 updated by: Hospices Civils de Lyon

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging disease. The genotype 1 and 2 are predominant in Asia and Africa, and are responsible for recurrent epidemics. Genotype 3 is the main genotype found in Europe and North America and is responsible for sporadic infections except for travel associated diseases.

HEV had a principally asymptomatic form. However, it was recently demonstrated that it could lead to a chronic form, especially in immunosuppressed patients. Moreover, in liver transplanted patients the infection could mimic a rejection and lead to the loss of the transplant. In other immunosuppressed patients, chronic hepatitis lead to cirrhosis and its well-known complications (ascitis, digestive hemorrhage, liver failure...). There is a lack of information about the prevalence of this disease.

In Canada the incidence of HEV infection was high (15-86% for liver transplanted children with liver tests disturbed). In Germany the prevalence was lower: 3,2% in liver & kidney transplanted children whereas 7,4% in control. It was shown in a retrospective study that in liver (and liver+kidney) transplanted children the prevalence in Lyon was around 8,3%.

This study will determined in a prospective approach the HEV prevalence in kidney, lung, heart and bone marrow transplanted children in Lyon.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

226

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Alain LACHAUX, MD

Study Locations

  • France
      • Bron, France, 69500
        • Recruiting
        • Hospices Civils de Lyon
        • Contact:
          • Noémie Laverdure, MD

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

No older than 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • <18 years old
  • transplantation (heart, kidney, lung or bone marrow)
  • protocol acceptance by family
  • social security available

Exclusion Criteria:

  • protocol rejection by family

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

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Transplanted patients
All patients included are in the same arm.
Biological: Hepatitis E serology

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hepatitis E virus prevalence in pediatric transplanted patients
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1
Hepatitis E virus prevalence in pediatric transplanted patients
Time Frame: 6 months
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) serology : IgG & IgM, and PCR HEV. If serology is positive a second serology will be performed 6 months after in order to detect chronic infection.
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Correlation between HEV prevalence and the different types of transplantation
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1
Correlation between HEV prevalence and the different types of transplantation
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 19, 2013

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 19, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 19, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 20, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 21, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

June 22, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 9, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 8, 2017

Last Verified

August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2013-810

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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