An observational study in Chronic Hepatitis b, sponsored by Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-07.
Sponsored by Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals · Observational
The research plan aims to evaluate the consistency of the digital PCR-based hepatitis B virus nucleic acid quantification technique with the existing Roche qPCR-based detection method. Approximately 200 samples of residual serum from patients with chronic hepatitis B, covering high, medium, low, and those below the Roche lower limit concentration or undetectable, will be collected. The two methods will be used for parallel testing. The main objective is to evaluate the quantitative consistency of the two methods within the quantifiable range of Roche (≥ 20 IU/mL); the secondary objectives include evaluating the qualitative detection rate of samples with concentrations below 20 IU/mL or undetectable nucleic acid.
The study aims to include a total sample size of approximately 200 cases: 100 positive cases: ≥ 1000 IU/mL: 40 cases; 100 - 1000 IU/mL: 30 cases; 20 - 100 IU/mL: 30 cases; 100 negative cases: lower than 20 IU/mL: 40 cases, and undetected: 60 cases. Collect the age, gender, duration of HBV infection, antiviral treatment drugs and treatment courses, HBeAg status, HBsAg quantification (if available), ALT/AST levels, date of blood sample collection, date and result of combas HBV DNA detection, and digital PCR detection results of the enrolled patients. By comparing the detection results of the two methods, evaluate the quantitative accuracy or qualitative detection ability of the digital PCR hepatitis B detection method.
895 studies on the registry are indexed under Hepatitis B, Chronic; 151 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 200 is below the median of 400 across 206 observational studies indexed under Hepatitis B, Chronic.
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The research samples were derived from the routine diagnostic leftover serum samples of chronic hepatitis B patients who were treated at the outpatient or inpatient departments of Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University. All the samples were the leftover samples obtained after the routine HBV DNA testing (combas HBV) was completed, and they were the secondary utilization of the leftover samples from clinical routine tests.
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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.
Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.
After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.
The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.
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.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Hepatitis C tests
Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.
After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
HIV
The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
After detection using digital PCR technology, the results were classified according to concentration levels as follows: high concentration group (≥ 1000 IU/mL); medium concentration group (100 - 1000 IU/mL); low concentration group (20 - 100 IU/mL); extremely low concentration group (below 20 IU/mL); undetectable group.
Other: the results were classified according to concentration levels
After detection using digital PCR technology, the results were classified according to concentration levels as follows: high concentration group (≥ 1000 IU/mL); medium concentration group (100 - 1000 IU/mL); low concentration group (20 - 100 IU/mL); extremely low concentration group (below 20 IU/mL); undetectable group.
Other: the results were classified according to concentration levels
After detection using digital PCR technology, the results were classified according to concentration levels as follows: high concentration group (≥ 1000 IU/mL); medium concentration group (100 - 1000 IU/mL); low concentration group (20 - 100 IU/mL); extremely low concentration group (below 20 IU/mL); undetectable group.
Other: the results were classified according to concentration levels
After detection using digital PCR technology, the results were classified according to concentration levels as follows: high concentration group (≥ 1000 IU/mL); medium concentration group (100 - 1000 IU/mL); low concentration group (20 - 100 IU/mL); extremely low concentration group (below 20 IU/mL); undetectable group.
Other: the results were classified according to concentration levels
After detection using digital PCR technology, the results were classified according to concentration levels as follows: high concentration group (≥ 1000 IU/mL); medium concentration group (100 - 1000 IU/mL); low concentration group (20 - 100 IU/mL); extremely low concentration group (below 20 IU/mL); undetectable group.
Other: the results were classified according to concentration levels
the results were classified according to concentration levels
quantitative consistency
Evaluate the quantitative consistency of the self-developed digital PCR (ddPCR) method with the Roche Cobas TaqMan HBV DNA test (cobas HBV) within the quantifiable range (≥ 20 IU/mL)
Time frame: "Baseline, single cross-sectional testing at sample collection, through study completion"
Start is estimated for Aug 2026; primary completion for Aug 2028, 24 months later.
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 24 months is below that.
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