Health Promotion and Management for Hepatitis B Carriers
Information source: National Taiwan University Hospital
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Condition(s) targeted: Chronic Hepatitis B
Intervention: standardized exercise program and dietary counseling (Behavioral)
Phase: N/A
Status: Active, not recruiting
Sponsored by: National Taiwan University Hospital Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s): Jin-Shin Lai, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Department of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Summary
The investigators propose a project of preventive medicine with concern of local context in
Taiwan. The target population includes all staff and faculty members, students, and alumni
of a university in Northern Taiwan, with chronic hepatitis B infection. The intervention of
this project includes standardized lectures, sports courses, nutrition courses, and an
information platform. The investigators will evaluate the efficacy after the intervention,
like the reduction of hepatitis B viral load and the associated anthropometric parameters.
The results of this project will be initially served as a pilot study for this cohort, and
applicated as a promising basis for health promotion.
Clinical Details
Official title: Project of Health Promotion and Management for Hepatitis B Carriers in NTU Campus
Study design: Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention
Primary outcome: Reduction of relative serum HBV DNA levels
Secondary outcome: anthropometric index
Eligibility
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants were recruited from students, alumni, faculty and staff members with
chronic HBV infection (positive HBsAg serostatus ≥6 months) in a university of
northern Taiwan from August 1, 2009 to July 01, 2010. Only participants aged 18 and
older were included.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Excluded were:
- (a) those who had been diagnosed as chronic liver diseases like chronic
hepatitis C infection (Anti-HCV (+)), autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson disease,
alcoholic liver diseases, drug-related hepatitis, decompensated liver diseases,
cirrhosis, or malignant hepatic tumors;
- (b) those who had undergone liver transplantation or major operations for liver
except cholecystectomy;
- (c) men who consumed more than 30 gram of alcohol per week or women who consumed more
than 20 gram of alcohol per week;
- (d) women who were pregnant;
- (e) those who had current medications for any types of chronic diseases except for
hyperglycemia, elevated blood pressure, or dyslipidemia within six months.
Locations and Contacts
National Taiwan University Health Center, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Additional Information
Starting date: August 2009
Last updated: February 8, 2010
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