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

NCT02443233 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 750

Last updated 2017-06-12

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Summary

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

Conditions

  • Hepatitis B Infection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ka Wang Cheung · The University of Hong Kong

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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