Completed

Phase 3
Age: 0 - 3Years
All Genders
ID00000580

Led by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · Updated on 2013-11-26

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Participants Needed

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Research Sites

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Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

To evaluate whether hepatitis B immune globulin with a high level of antibody against the hepatitis B antigen would be capable of interrupting maternal-fetal transmission of hepatitis B virus, the single most important route of hepatitis spread in the entire Third World.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Interruption of Maternal-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis B by Means of Hepatitis B Immune Globulin

Who Can Participate

Age: 0 - 3Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

Boy and girl infants, birth to 3 years, born to mothers who were hepatitis B surface antigen carriers.

Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

History of severe allergic reactions to study medication Currently pregnant or breastfeeding Recent participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions that could affect safety

Trial Site Locations

Site Locations not provided

Location information for this trial is currently unavailable.

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

DOUBLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

N/A

Primary Purpose

PREVENTION

Number of Arms

0

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Published Research Related To This Trial

HBeAg and anti-HBe detection by radioimmunoassay: correlation with vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus in Taiwan.

C E Stevens, R A Neurath, R P Beasley...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/479860