Study type

Study topic

DiseaseĀ /health condition
Human medicinal product

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Drug utilisation

Data collection methods

Secondary use of data
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Cross-sectional
Study drug and medical condition

Medical condition to be studied

Chronic hepatitis B
Population studied

Short description of the study population

All Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) patients who initiate therapy with Viread before the age of 18 years. The participating physicians will complete questionnaires using their patient medical records retrospectively. Data will not be collected on the individual patient level, but will be aggregated at the site level.

Age groups

Children (2 to < 12 years)
Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)

Special population of interest

Hepatic impaired

Estimated number of subjects

100
Study design details

Main study objective

To describe the characteristics of chronic hepatitis B patients less than 18 years old treated within the EU with Viread

Outcomes

To describe the characteristics of chronic hepatitis B patients less than 18 years old treated within the EU with Viread, To describe how the pre-treatment and on treatment renal function and bone mineral density are monitoredTo determine if a multidisciplinary approach is taken in paediatric patient management, including renal and bone toxicities.

Data analysis plan

Data from the surveys of prescribers of Viread to adolescents and children with CHB will be summarized descriptively (numbers, ranges, proportions)
Documents
Study results
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