About this trial
The REACH-B study establishes an observational cohort study of people living with chronic hepatitis B from a national network, including a diverse range of services, to characterise and monitor hepatitis B linkage to care and treatment requirements amongst this population.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
All individuals diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B in the participating study sites are eligible to be included (both newly diagnosed cases and those diagnosed in the past).
16 years of age or older.
Attended the health service for HBV care within the prior 12 months from study commencement (retrospective recruitment) OR Attending the health service for HBV care from study commencement (prospective recruitment)
Disqualifiers
None
Trial population
Adults diagnosed with chronic HBV as defined by a positive HBsAg result at participating sites will be enrolled in the cohort. Participants can be newly diagnosed or existing patients of the service. Data on HBV disease status, liver disease status, HBV monitoring and treatment will be collected six monthly from enrolment.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
No intervention
Other interventionNo intervention
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Characterisation of HBV
To characterise and monitor hepatitis B linkage to care and treatment requirements amongst people living with chronic hepatitis B
Secondary outcomes
Socio-demographics of HBV infected population
To characterise the socio-demographic spectrum of people living with chronic HBV
HBV Disease staging
To assess the proportion of individuals in each phase of the disease, based on the natural history of hepatitis B infection
HBV Care Cascade
To assess the proportion of individuals who are eligible for each recommended hepatitis B clinical care level
HBV Treatment and Care
To monitor the uptake of recommended hepatitis B clinical care, including antiviral treatment
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