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Efficacy of Hepatitis B Vaccine Boosters Among Neonatally Vaccinated Children in Chongqing

Recruiting
Conditions
Hepatitis B Vaccine Adverse Reaction
Interventions
Biological: hepatitis B vaccine(HepB)
Registration Number
NCT03867643
Lead Sponsor
Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Brief Summary

Worldwide, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of acute hepatitis, and chronic infection with HBV often leads to chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. So far, the most effective way to prevent HBV infection in susceptible population is to inject hepatitis B vaccine. However, long-term protection against hepatitis B virus (HBV) after vaccination remains widely debated. This study aims to carry out a comprehensive study to evaluate the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine booster from the aspect of humoral and cellular immunity in neonatally vaccinated children in Chongqing.

Detailed Description

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem around the world. More than 2 billion people have been infected with HBV. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has incorporated hepatitis B vaccination into routine immunization programs for infants and adolescents since 1986 to reduce the incidence of chronic liver diseases, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma associated with hepatitis B virus, there are still more than 400 million chronic carriers. Although it is currently recognized that the most effective way to prevent HBV infection in susceptible population is to inject hepatitis B vaccine, the protective effect of the neonatally vaccinated children weakened as time goes on, which involves the question of the need of boosters. However, there are still some problems concerning hepatitis B vaccine boosters for healthy children. In China, there has not been a standardized directory to guide hepatitis B vaccine booster. Scholars have great controversy on the necessity, age, dosage and other aspects of hepatitis B vaccine booster. Researchers conducted an investigation on the Anti-HBs level of 93,326 Chinese children aged 1 - 16 who completed basic immunization. The results showed that the proportion of HBsAb positive in children aged 1 - 8 years old decreased dramatically, with 8 - year - old children having the lowest proportion of protective antibody. Therefore, this study is intended to explore the protective effect of hepatitis B vaccine on the body and the effect of multiple vaccines. This study will recruit some healthy children with anti-HBs at a low level (titer \<10mIU/mL and \[10,100) mIU/mL) in Chongqing and conduct selective re-vaccination according to the results of the first detection of hepatitis B surface markers in healthy children. According to the changes of immune status after booster, the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine boosters was comprehensively evaluated.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hepatitis B vaccine boosterhepatitis B vaccine(HepB)Children with anti-HBs at a level of\<10mIU/mL or \[10,100) mIU/mL before booster.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HBsAb positive rate3-year

The proportion of HBsAb in children with and without hepatitis B vaccine boosters

HBsAg-specific T cell response3-year

The proportion of HBsAg-specific IFN-γ-producing T cells in children with and without hepatitis B vaccine boosters

HBsAb protective efficacy3-year

Evaluate the changes in the protective efficacy of HBsAb after hepatitis B vaccine booster

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

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Chongqing, Chongqing, China

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