Title
Accelerated Vaccination Schedule Against Hepatitis B Virus With Combined Hepatitis A and B Vaccine Among Hemodialysis Patients
Accelerated Vaccination Schedule Against Hepatitis B Virus With Combined Hepatitis A and B Vaccine Among Hemodialysis Patients, Does it Works?
Phase
N/ALead Sponsor
Benha UniversityStudy Type
InterventionalStatus
Completed No Results PostedIndication/Condition
Hepatitis B Hemodialysis ComplicationIntervention/Treatment
hepatitis b vaccine (recombinant) ...Study Participants
114The aim of this study is to examine the result of seroprotection using the accelerated vaccination schedule in vaccination of hemodialysis patient through using combined hepatitis A and B vaccine.
Hepatitis B recombinant DNA vaccine
Combined hepatitis A and B vaccine given to the patients
Each Hepatitis B recombinant DNA vaccine vial contained 20 microgram of vaccine dose. Two vials will be intramuscularly injected one vial in each deltoid muscle on months zero, one, two and six.
Each one-milliliter dose of vaccine contains 720 ELISA units of inactivated hepatitis A virus and 20 mcg of recombinant HBsAg protein. One dose of vaccine also contains 0.45 mg of aluminum. Two vials will be intramuscularly injected one vial in each deltoid muscle on on days zero, seven, and 21.
Inclusion Criteria: Age was above 18 years Hemodialysis patient All patients had undetectable hepatitis B virus surface antigen and antibody Exclusion Criteria: A positive serum hepatitis B virus surface antigen and antibody patient received a previous course of hepatitis B virus vaccine