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| Principal Investigator: | Albert Min, MD | |
| Time frame of study: | July 2007 – January 2009 | |
| Time frame of participation: | Up to 76 weeks | |
| Number of participants needed: | Open | |
| Location of Study: | Beth Israel Medical Center 10 Union Square East New York, NY 10003 |
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| Contact Name, Number & Email: | Sr. Clinical Research Coordinator Ivanka Zic, RN, MSN, CCRC (212) 844-6408 izic@chpnet.org or Clinical Research Coordinator Sarah Medina, MD (212) 844-6446 samedina@chpnet.org |
Summary:
The Division of Digestive Diseases is conducting a clinical
study to test an investigational medicine for treatment of chronic hepatitis
B infection in Black/African-American and Hispanic patients who never
been treated for their hepatitis B infection.
Criteria for
Participation:
• Patients must be at least 18 years of
age
• Not be co-infected with hepatitis C, hepatitis D or HIV
• Have never been treated with medication for hepatitis B
• Be willing to participate in the study, which may last up to 76
weeks
• Not be pregnant or breast-feeding