Double liver trouble: does having both hepatitis b and fatty liver speed up disease?
NCT ID NCT02863757
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 1500 Chinese adults with chronic hepatitis B, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or both, to see how having both conditions changes the risk of serious liver problems like cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer. Researchers will track who develops these complications and when. The goal is to understand whether the combination of the two liver diseases leads to faster or more severe disease progression than having either one alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If this study clarifies how having both hepatitis B and fatty liver disease affects liver health, it could guide better monitoring and treatment strategies for these patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it will not test any new therapy. The results may show associations but cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2016
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Hosptials and primary care clinics
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Liver biopsy proved CHB and/or NAFLD at baseline; * Chinese * Follow-up duration\>12 months Exclusion Criteria: * Other liver diseases; * Secondary causes of hepatic steatosis; * Alcohol abuse; * Liver cirrhosis, cirrhosis related complications or HCC at baseline; * Malignancy; * History of liver transplantation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Humanity and Health GI and Liver Centre
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong, 00852, China
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