Active clinical trials for "Hepatitis A"

It is estimated that 350-400 million people have chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) all over the world. In china, 93 million individuals suffer from this chronic condition. Currently, seven medications are approved for the treatment of hepatitis B: two formulations of interferon and four nucleos(t)ide analogues. The Chinese population has one of the longer average life spans, and the size of the aged population has been increasing rapidly. As a result, the prevalence of elderly patients with HBV has increased, and the potential for development of cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma in such patients is real. Hence, treatment of elderly patients with HBV is an important issue. However, ADV or ETV has become first choice due to the more side effect of INF and the resistant of LAM and LdT. But treatment outcomes with ADV and ETV in elderly are not known yet. In this study, we will evaluate and compare the efficacy and tolerability of ADV and ETV between younger and older patients with HBV. The aims of the present study are (1)to assess the benefits of ADV or ETV therapy for elderly patients with chronic hepatitis B, and (2)to determine differences in the emergence rate of side effect.

The West African Treatment Cohort for Hepatitis B (WATCH) study is a component of the European Commission Funded FP7 project PROLIFICA. It aims to evaluate a number of steps required to successfully treat patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection to prevent cirrhosis and liver cancer. The first step is to determine whether screening for hepatitis B using a point of care test is feasible and effective. The second is to monitor linkage from screening into care. The third is to evaluate cheap non-invasive assessments to determine the need for treatment. The fourth is to determine what proportion of patients meet treatment eligibility criteria. The fifth step is to establish a treatment cohort which can be used to measure adherence to therapy and avoidance of HBV related complications. A parallel untreated cohort will be established to determine whether treatment criteria are relevant in this West African setting by monitoring for complications of HBV infection.

The primary objective of this study is: To evaluate the real-world safety, specifically the incidence rates of hepatic toxicity, pyrexia, and resistance, of DCV/ASV dual therapy in Japanese patients chronically infected with HCV GT-1.

This study is designed to support the optimal use of telbivudine by providing data to refine our understanding of telbivudine efficacy and resistance in real life clinical setting in patients with chronic hepatitis B with defined baseline characteristics and 24-week PCR negativity.

According to the World Health Organization about 1,400,000 deaths reported annually, are related to chronic liver disease. Chronic liver disease is very prevalent in South Korea, placing a large economic burden nationwide. Subsequently, an effective and systematized approach to managing chronic hepatitis is imperative in Korea. The natural history of chronic liver disease differs greatly according to race and ethnicity. However, there is scarcity of epidemic data on chronic hepatitis based on Korean patients. Therefore, the investigators plan to establish a retrospective and prospective multicenter cohort for chronic hepatitis B based on Korean patients that may be utilized for various future clinical studies on chronic hepatitis B in Korea, and thereby serve as a basis for the establishment and distribution of clinical guidelines for Korean patients with chronic hepatitis B, as part of a nationwide project supported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Korea. The investigators plan to collect 500 cases as have been advised by the CDC during the study period (September, 2014-March, 2015) from 4 tertiary hospitals located in Korea. In the past 5 years, there have been about 800 subjects with chronic hepatitis B who have undergone liver fibroscan and liver biopsy from these 4 institutions. The investigators plan to register available cases retrospectively from those who are available to agree to give written informed consent to participate in this study, and to register the remaining numbers of cases prospectively, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

The primary purpose of this study is to describe participants with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and identify factors that may cause the disease to activate or worsen.

The purpose of this study is to describe participants 6 months to <18 years of age with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a prospective cohort in the United States (US) and Canada and identify predictors of disease activation and progression.

To determine the prevalence of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) in a large cohort of hemophiliacs and to elucidate the role of HDV in the development and progression of liver disease in this population.

To compare the clinical, biochemical, and histological status of Non-A, Non-B post-transfusion hepatitis patients with that of patients who did not develop post-transfusion hepatitis.

This study evaluates patients infected with both HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) who are receiving anti-HIV drugs. The purpose of this study is to learn more about HCV infection in patients whose HIV blood level decreases to less than 500 copies/ml.