Hepatitis b study tests if 'Undetectable equals Untransmissible' holds true for body fluids
NCT ID NCT07449091
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether people with chronic hepatitis B who have undetectable virus levels in their blood also have undetectable levels in other body fluids like saliva or semen. Researchers will compare treated patients with suppressed virus to untreated patients with active virus. The goal is to see if the 'Undetectable = Untransmissible' message, already used for HIV, can apply to hepatitis B, which could reduce stigma and fear of transmission.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 55 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Persons with chronic hepatitis B infection and active viremia
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Infected Individuals * Individuals above 18 years and less than 65 years with chronic hepatitis B infection * Included according to undermentioned three arms: * Infected, On-treatment arm: subjects being treated with TAF/TDF for a minimum of 2 years with sustained viral suppression indicating adherence to therapy * Infected, Untreated control arm: Immune tolerant subjects; 15 with high viral load (\>10\^6) and 5 with low viral load (\<10\^6) * Uninfected Assay Validation controls: 10 subjects with history of prior infection who have convalesced i.e., have lost surface antigen, and developed surface antibody with viral eradication * Able and willing to provide informed consent Healthy Controls * Individuals above 18 years and less than 65 years who have never been infected and have been vaccinated * Able and willing to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals less than 18 years or greater than 65 years of age * Prior surgery to genitourinary tract, including prior vasectomy * Prior interferon therapy * HIV co-infection * Hepatitis C virus co-infection * Hepatitis delta virus co-infection
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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