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RecruitingNCT07257562Updated Dec 2, 2025

Combined Use of Bacteroides Fragilis and BCAAs on HBsAg Clearance

An observational study in Chronic Hepatitis B, sponsored by First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-12-02.

Sponsored by First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Mar 2026, 8 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Jun 2025; still recruiting 1 year 5 months later.

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Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
40
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 374 studies in Hepatitis B, Chronic with a site in China — 88 open to participants now, 109 under way, 7 of them phase 3. Hepatitis B, Chronic · China.

Planned enrollment
96th of 98
40 · median 500
Started
2025
with 22 others
Observational
98 of 374
33 open now
Primary completion
2026-03
later than 29 of 108 live
Registered
338th of 374
by date

Among the 374 studies in Hepatitis B, Chronic with a site in China, this one is the 96th largest by planned enrollment of the 98 observational ones that give a count, is one of 23 that started in 2025, is one of 98 observational ones, reaches primary completion later than 29 of the 108 other live ones, and was the 338th registered.

Hepatitis B, Chronic

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 97 Hepatitis B, Chronic studies recruiting now, 33 (34%) set no upper age limit and 59 (61%) stop at 75 or younger; 11 take children under 18; 13 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

The goal of this prospective observational study is to determine the effects of concomitant administration of Bacteroides fragilis and Branched-Chain Amino Acids on hepatitis B virus clearance. The primary question it aims to answer is whether this concomitant administration can promote HBV clearance.

The study will observe the HBV clearance rate in chronic hepatitis B patients who receive Bacteroides fragilis and BCAA as a supplement to their routine antiviral therapy. For comparison, researchers will compare the clearance rate in this group to that observed in a control group of chronic hepatitis B patients receiving a standard antiviral regimen based on PegIFNα2b and nucleoside analogs.

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Hepatitis B

Keywords

  • Hepatitis B
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

The study population is patients with chronic hepatitis B who are receiving both PegIFNα2b and nucleoside analog therapy with or without concomitant administration of Bacteroides fragilis and Branched-Chain Amino Acids.

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Inclusion criteria

- chronic patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with
  • patients with other liver diseases
  • pregnancy patients
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • PegIFNα2b+Nucleoside analog

    The patients receive both PegIFNα2b and Nucleoside analog therapy.

    Drug: PegIFNα2b+Nucleoside analog

  • PegIFNα2b+Nucleoside analog+Bacteroides fragilis+Branched-Chain Amino Acids

    The patients received the concomitant administration of Bacteroides fragilis and Branched-Chain Amino Acids, supplemented to their ongoing combination therapy with PegIFNα2b and Nucleoside analog.

    Drug: PegIFNα2b+Nucleoside analog+Bacteroides fragilis+Branched-Chain Amino Acids

Interventions

  • DrugPegIFNα2b+Nucleoside analog

    The patients receive both PegIFNα2b and Nucleoside analog therapy.

  • DrugPegIFNα2b+Nucleoside analog+Bacteroides fragilis+Branched-Chain Amino Acids

    The patients received the concomitant administration of Bacteroides fragilis and BCAA, supplemented to their ongoing combination therapy with PegIFNα2b and Nucleoside analog.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. HBsAg clearance

    HBsAg clearance is confirmed when two consecutive measurements, taken at an interval of at least 2 weeks, demonstrate HBsAg levels below the assay's lower limit of detection (\< 0.05 IU/mL) as quantitatively determined by the Abbott Architect-i2000SR system with Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA) technology.

    Time frame: 48 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — The goal of this prospective observational study is to determine the effects of concomitant administration of Bacteroides fragilis and Branched-Chain Amino Acids on hepatitis B virus clearance. The primary question it aims to answer is whether this concomitant administration can promote HBV clearance. The study will observe the HBV clearance rate in chronic hepatitis B patients who receive Bacteroides fragilis and BCAA as a supplement to their routine antiviral therapy. For comparison, researchers will compare the clearance rate in this group to that observed in a control group of CHB patients receiving a standard antiviral regimen based on PegIFNα2b and nucleoside analog.

Supporting information: Study protocol

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Jun 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Mar 2026, 9 months after the start.

Of 71 observational studies under Hepatitis B, Chronic, half reached primary completion within 55 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 31 and three quarters within 99. This study's planned 9 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 17, 2025
First posted
Dec 2, 2025
StartActual
Jun 1, 2025
Primary completionEst.
Mar 1, 2026
CompletionEst.
Dec 1, 2026
Last update
Dec 2, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 2, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07257562
Lead sponsor
First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 2, 2025
Start date
Jun 1, 2025
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 1, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 2, 2025

Study contacts

JinShui Pan
Contact
zdy20221021@gmail.com
0086+059187981658

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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