Hepatitis B Seroepidemiology Among Young Adults

NCT ID: NCT01973582

Last Updated: 2013-10-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

6000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-07-31

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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Taiwan has launched a successful nationwide neonatal hepatitis B immunization since July 1, 1984. It successfully decreased the incidence of hepatitis B virus infection, the hepatitis B carrier rate as well as liver diseases among children and adolescents. The sexual transmission route is another important way of hepatitis B infection aside from the mother and child vertical infection, especially for youth and adults. Hepatitis B vaccination cohort refers to those who were born after 1986 and received hepatitis B vaccine immunization during newborn period. They are gradually entering into young adults and adolescent age. Among them, there is no empirical evidence to show the actual infection rate and to help implement hepatitis B vaccine booster policy for those who had three seronegative viral markers of hepatitis B. Therefore, the study design is to collect three consecutive years graduate school students school entry health examination data and undergo three hepatitis B viral markers checkup and blood types. The data linkage includes their health checkup data in the freshmen period, Taiwan CDC databank for neonatal hepatitis B immunization records, pregnancy and birth record registry, Taiwan cancer registry and Taiwan death record registry.

Detailed Description

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This study is aimed to delineate the hepatitis B seroepidemiology among young adults with or without neonatal hepatitis B immunization, among young adults with hepatitis B booster in the university period, among the mothers of hepatitis B vaccination cohort. The results of this study will provide important information to help government implement hepatitis B vaccine booster policy in the adolescents and young adults.

Conditions

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Hepatitis B

Keywords

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Hepatitis B epidemiology youth vaccine

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Young adults 20 to 30 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

* Refused to undergo blood draw or questionaire.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Chyi-Feng Jan, MD, MSc, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Taiwan University Hospital

Locations

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Chyi-Feng JAN, M.D.,Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 886-2-23123456

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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CHYI-FENG JAN, MD, PhD

Role: primary

References

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Jan CF, Huang KC, Chien YC, Greydanus DE, Davies HD, Chiu TY, Huang LM, Chen CJ, Chen DS. Determination of immune memory to hepatitis B vaccination through early booster response in college students. Hepatology. 2010 May;51(5):1547-54. doi: 10.1002/hep.23543.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20209603 (View on PubMed)

Chien YC, Jan CF, Kuo HS, Chen CJ. Nationwide hepatitis B vaccination program in Taiwan: effectiveness in the 20 years after it was launched. Epidemiol Rev. 2006;28:126-35. doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxj010. Epub 2006 Jun 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16782778 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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201012127RB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id