5000 hepatitis b patients to be tracked for immune clues
NCT ID NCT07137247
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow 5000 people with chronic hepatitis B who are not on antiviral treatment, aged 1 to 80, for several years. Researchers will take blood samples every six months to track how the immune system responds to the virus as patients age. The goal is to better understand the natural course of the disease and how immunity changes over time.
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 successful, this study could reveal how the immune system changes as chronic hepatitis B progresses, potentially guiding future treatments or vaccination strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test any new therapy, and results may take years to emerge. Findings may not lead to immediate clinical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2041
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
The study population consists of chronic hepatitis B patients who have not received antiviral therapy within the past six months.
- Ages
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1 year to 80 years
- 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: * Aged 1-80 years, either male or female. * Patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in accordance with the "Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B" (2019 edition). * No antiviral treatment (including nucleoside analogs and interferons, etc.) within the past six months. Exclusion Criteria: • Concurrent Infections and Liver Diseases: Exclusion of patients with concurrent HCV or HIV infection, alcoholic fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune liver diseases. • Immune and Coagulation System Disorders: Exclusion of patients with immune system diseases such as hyperthyroidism, coagulation system disorders such as diabetes mellitus or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. * Severe Underlying Diseases. Exclusion of patients with severe underlying diseases that affect the body's immune status. * Other Unsuitable Conditions: Exclusion of patients whom the investigator deems to have other conditions that make them unsuitable for enrollment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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