Knowledge and Practice of Chinese Medical Specialists Regarding Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Hepatitis B Clinical Trial

Official title:

Knowledge and Practice of Chinese Medical Specialists Regarding Chronic Hepatitis B Virus

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02511743
• Other study ID #: 2015[888]
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 4, 2015
• Last updated: November 4, 2015
• Start date: April 2015
• Est. completion date: November 2015

Study information

• Verified date: November 2015
• Source: Peking University First Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: China: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge and behavior of physicians regarding Hepatitis B Virus. The investigators designed a 30-item self-administered questionnaire assessing physicians' knowledge and behavior regarding chronic Hepatitis B Virus infection. These results provide data support for updating guidelines, continuing training, and even developing policies in medical insurance.

Description:

Schedule of the study:

Before March 1, 2015: study design, completing questionnaire design, and all preparatory work; Before July 1, 2015: a kick-off meeting for plot study, modifying the questionnaire, and obtaining all the questionnaires; Before September 30, 2015: finishing data entry, statistical analysis, drafting the report, and issued a final report

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 2871
• Est. completion date: November 2015
• Est. primary completion date: November 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Mainly engaged in liver disease diagnosis and treatment;

2. Diagnosis and treatment at least 10 patients with chronic Hepatitis B Virus infection per week.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. young doctors working in less than one year;

2. physicians working in hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

3. visiting doctors.

Study Design

Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis B, Chronic
• Hepatitis, Chronic

Intervention

Other:
• physicians
physicians taking care of patients with chronic Hepatitis B Virus infection, without intervention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Peking University First Hospital	Beijing	Beijing

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Peking University First Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	30-item self-administered questionnaire assessing physicians' knowledge and behavior regarding chronic Hepatitis B Virus infection.		5 months	No