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Study Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to assess that Liquid Acupuncture(Herb Acupoints Injection) Therapeutics could achieve permanent efficacy response in Chronic Hepatitis B.
Efficacy Assessment:
At cessation of the Treatment(about at 24 weeks)comparing Testing Data with the Normal Criteria and their individual baseline.Continue for monitoring the Status 1-5 years.
Data Analysis:
Each 4 weeks collecting Patients' testing data and fill a table.A summary table will be presented as frequency tables for categorical variables as number or percentage.
Inclusion Criteria & Outcome:
Documented chronic hepatitis B infection positive serum HBV-DNA 10^5 copies/mL & above.
Permanent efficacy response after whole treatment circle close(about 24 weeks,someone may be later than 24 weeks but within 48 weeks)
Treatment Procedure:
Patients will be involved in the study for up to 24-48 weeks from enrollment. There is no external sponsor, commercial sponsor nor governmental agency on this study. The study will be conducted only by Dr. Yu, Ke Heng,who is master of the Liquid Acupuncture(Herb Acupoint Injection)practice more than 30 years.About 30 subjects will be involved in the study overall. All the subjects can be filled up worldwide.
Patients will be required to rent apartment or house for staying at the city(Xiamen city,China preferred).Dr. Yu will go to the Patients' site for treatment practice weekly,each 4 weeks is one circle(the first 3 weeks for treatment practice and last week for Test collection).Appointed Hospitals for test must be certificated and qualified(Chang Gang Hospital preferred).Dr. Yu will explain the test results individually.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antiviral Therapy | Experimental | Liquid Acupuncture(Herb Acupoints Injection) Therapeutics was researched and developed by Herbalist Yu Ru Lin in early of 1950s and used by Yu Medical Garden till now. It is an integrated therapeutics,according to individual condition, select the Acupoints(not limit to current used common acupoints) and proper herbs made individually.It is a special medical treatment conception, which theory is utilizing patients' condition, mobilizing their individual internal curability,therefore the final efficacy can be retrieved. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Acupuncture (Herb Acupoint Injection) | Device | Each 4 weeks per one circle.The first 3 weeks for treatment practice(one per week)and the last week for test collection. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Permanent Efficacy response after whole treatment circle close(about 24-48 weeks): 1、HBeAg loss(if HBeAg positive) 2、HBV DNA non-detectability (PCR <500 copies/ml) 3、Liver function normal(If Liver function off normal) | 1-2 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| HBsAg titer will decrease continually up to loss after cessation of the treatment. | one year later |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Superinfection/Coinfection with hepatitis A, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, hepatitis E or HIV.
Autoimmune hepatitis (antinuclear antibody titre > 1:160).
Use of interferon alfa, thymosin, or antiviral agents more than 1 year.
Pregnant or nursing.
Any serious or active medical or psychiatric illnesses other than hepatitis B which, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with patient treatment, assessment or compliance with the protocol. This would include, may not limit to, renal, cardiac, pulmonary, vascular, neurogenic, digestive, metabolic (diabetes, thyroid disorders, adrenal disease), immunodeficiency disorders, active infection or cancer.
Clinical signs of decompensated liver disease at baseline. These may include but are not limited to:serum bilirubin > 2.5 mg/dL (≤ 43 µmol/L), prothrombin time > 2 second prolonged above ULN,serum albumin < 35g/L,history of ascites, variceal bleeding, or encephalopathy,Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >10 times ULN at screening or history of acute exacerbation leading to transient decompensation.
Hepatocellular carcinoma as evidenced by one of the following:
Received hepatotoxic drugs (e.g., anabolic steroids, ketaconazole, itraconazole, isoniazid, rifampin, rifabutin) within 2 months prior to study screening or expected to receive these during the course of the study.
Received nephrotoxic drugs (e.g., aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, vancomycin, cidofovir, foscarnet, cis-platinum, pentamidine etc.) or competitors of renal excretion (e.g., probenecid) within 2 months prior to study screening or the expectation that patient will receive any of these during the course of the study.
Receiving systemic (intravenous or oral) steroids, immuno-suppressant therapies or chemotherapeutic agents within 2 months of study screening or expected to receive these agents during the course of the study.
Neutrophile granulocyte count <1.0*10e9/L and Platelet count < 30*10e9/L.
Inability to comply with study requirements.
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ke Heng Yu | Contact | +86 13752305455 | hailinhospital@yahoo.com.cn | |
| Ya Hua Yu | Contact | +86 13920733517 | zhguantian@tom.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ke Heng Yu | Yu Medical Garden | Principal Investigator |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D019694 | Hepatitis B, Chronic |
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D006505 | Hepatitis |
| ID | Term |
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| D006509 | Hepatitis B |
| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
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| D018347 |
| Hepadnaviridae Infections |
| D004266 | DNA Virus Infections |
| D006525 | Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
| D006521 | Hepatitis, Chronic |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D002908 | Chronic Disease |
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |