Assessing Long-term CTN 0049 Outcomes, HCV Prevalence and Progression Along the HCV Care Continuum Among HIV/HCV Co-infected Substance Users in the U.S.

NCT ID: NCT02641158

Last Updated: 2020-07-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

422 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-31

Study Completion Date

2018-05-09

Brief Summary

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Primary Objective: This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an HCV Care Facilitation intervention in moving HIV/HCV co-infected substance users forward along the HCV care continuum (compared with a Control group).

Primary Hypothesis: The number of steps achieved along the HCV care continuum will differ between the two study groups over the 14-month follow-up period.

Secondary Objectives:

Component 1 (Long-term CTN 0049 follow-up):

Using the CTN 0064 baseline data (self-report, medical record abstraction and biological data), the following CTN 0049 primary and secondary outcomes in participants who consented to the CTN 0064 protocol will be re-analyzed to evaluate latent and/or enduring effects of the CTN 0049 interventions:

1. HIV virological suppression
2. HIV primary care visit attendance
3. All-cause mortality

Detailed Description

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The CTN 0064 study leverages the existing research infrastructure and cohort of the CTN 0049 (NCT01612169) randomized, controlled trial (RCT). CTN 0049 ("Project HOPE -- Hospital Visit as Opportunity for Prevention and Engagement for HIV-Infected Drug Users") is a three-group RCT that evaluated the most effective strategy to achieve HIV virologic suppression among HIV-infected substance users who were recruited from hospital settings. Between July 2012 and January 2014, a total of 801 HIV-infected hospitalized patients were recruited from 11 participating sites throughout the U.S. and randomized to one of the following three groups: 1) Patient Navigator intervention, 2) Patient Navigator plus Contingency Management intervention, and 3) Treatment as Usual. All CTN 0049 participants provided informed consent and completed baseline computer assisted personal interviews or CAPI (computer assisted personal interview: focusing on drug use, mental health, demographics and socio-economic factors, HIV care and drug treatment history) and blood draws (for HIV viral load and CD4 count). The two intervention groups received up to 11 patient navigation sessions over a 6-month period to actively assist participants in linking to HIV primary care and substance use treatment. Participants in all three groups completed follow-up assessments consisting of CAPI, blood draws, urine collection and breath analysis at approximately 6 and 12 months post-randomization. Medical records were reviewed to document receipt of HIV care and treatment during the study period. CTN 0064 will leverage the CTN 0049 research infrastructure and cohort by utilizing the 11 participating CTN 0049 research teams to recruit their randomized participants into the CTN 0064 study.

CTN 0064 has two main components: Component 1 is the baseline assessment for CTN 0064. It will also serve as a long-term follow-up assessment for CTN 0049 for those who consent to participate in CTN 0064. Participants whose HCV antibody test result is positive in this baseline assessment will be invited to enroll in Component 2. Component 2 is an RCT that will assess the effectiveness of a Care Facilitation intervention (compared to Control) in moving HIV/HCV co-infected substance users forward along the HCV care continuum. The study's primary objective is based on Component 2 and will be operationalized as movement through a series of (potentially non-sequential) pre-defined, clinical steps along the HCV care continuum (including the ultimate step, sustained virologic response to treatment at 12 weeks post treatment completion \[SVR12\]) (AASLD/IDSA/IAS-USA). Secondary objectives will be to assess: 1) success at each step in the HCV care continuum, 2) engagement in HIV care and substance use treatment, and 3) HIV viral suppression as well as 4) to examine other long-term outcomes of the CTN 0049 cohort.

All adults who were randomized into the CTN 0049 study and who provided consent to be contacted about future studies (hereafter, referred to as the "CTN 0049 cohort") will be invited to enroll in the CTN 0064 study. All participants will provide informed consent and complete Component 1, consisting of: 1) a computer assisted personal interview or CAPI (capturing history of HIV care, HCV testing and care, substance use and substance use treatment; mental health; demographics; and socio-economic factors), 2) HCV antibody screening via rapid HCV test (and, if HCV antibody positive, HCV RNA testing via venipuncture), 3) associated pre-/post-HCV test information and counseling, 4) blood specimen collection via venipuncture, and 5) drug/alcohol toxicology screening (via urine evaluation). The blood specimens of all participants will be assessed for HIV viral load and CD4 count. The blood specimens for the subset of participants who screen as HCV antibody positive will be assessed for HCV RNA to determine if their HCV infection is active.

Participants who screen as HCV antibody positive will be randomized into Component 2 and assigned to one of two groups: 1) HCV Care Facilitation intervention or 2) Control. The Care Facilitation intervention group will receive up to 12 sessions during a 6-month intervention period. Follow-up visits with both groups will be conducted at approximately 6 and 12 months post-randomization. These visits will consist of CAPI, blood specimen collection, and drug/alcohol toxicology screening. Medical records will be reviewed to document HCV testing, receipt and use of HCV clinical evaluation, care and treatment (as applicable); and HIV care and treatment before and during the study period.

Conditions

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Hepatitis C HIV AIDS Substance Use

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control Group

Group Type OTHER

Control Group

Intervention Type OTHER

After screening HCV antibody positive, participants will receive an appointment and reminder card to return for their HCV RNA results. If HCV RNA positive, study staff will attempt to make an appointment for the participant's next step in the HCV continuum. If a participant attends the "next step" visit, the participant would be subject to whatever is the local standard of care at that clinic/agency from that point forward.

Care Facilitation Group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Care Facilitation Group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The same will occur for intervention participants, yet an HCV care facilitator will motivate them to return for their HCV RNA results; appointment reminders will be made prior to the "next step" visit; follow-up contact will be made for missed appointments; and the HCV care facilitator will coordinate and link the participant to available community resources (e.g., mental health, housing agencies) by scheduling appointments, arranging transportation, and helping to complete any clinic registration (or other) paperwork that agencies may require to access services.

Interventions

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Control Group

After screening HCV antibody positive, participants will receive an appointment and reminder card to return for their HCV RNA results. If HCV RNA positive, study staff will attempt to make an appointment for the participant's next step in the HCV continuum. If a participant attends the "next step" visit, the participant would be subject to whatever is the local standard of care at that clinic/agency from that point forward.

Intervention Type OTHER

Care Facilitation Group

The same will occur for intervention participants, yet an HCV care facilitator will motivate them to return for their HCV RNA results; appointment reminders will be made prior to the "next step" visit; follow-up contact will be made for missed appointments; and the HCV care facilitator will coordinate and link the participant to available community resources (e.g., mental health, housing agencies) by scheduling appointments, arranging transportation, and helping to complete any clinic registration (or other) paperwork that agencies may require to access services.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

By virtue of participating individuals being recruited from the CTN-0049 cohort, they will be:

1. HIV-infected and
2. 18 years of age or older
3. Be able to communicate in English

Additionally, to be eligible for Component 1 they must:
4. provide informed consent, which includes being willing to provide sufficient locator information and to be tested for anti-HCV antibodies and, if antibody positive, tested for active HCV infection
5. sign a HIPAA form / medical record release form to facilitate medical record abstraction

Finally, to continue on to Component 2, they must:
6. provide sufficient locator information
7. report living in the vicinity and being able to return for follow-up visits
8. complete the baseline assessments
9. complete the blood draw
10. test as HCV antibody positive via study Component 1 and,
11. agree to be randomized in Component 2

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals will be excluded from participation if they:

1. have significant cognitive or developmental impairment
2. are terminated via Site Principal Investigator decision/discretion with agreement from study Lead Investigator
3. are currently in jail, prison or any inpatient overnight facility as required by court of law or have a pending legal action which may prevent an individual from completing the study

Additionally, individuals may participate in Component 1, but will be excluded from Component 2 if they:
4. are currently on HCV therapy/medications at baseline
5. have completed a course of HCV medications in the last 12 weeks based on self-report.

It should be noted that pregnancy is not an exclusion criterion. Therefore, sites may enroll pregnant women and/or follow-up with already enrolled women who become pregnant after enrollment in the study provided that they have local IRB approval to do so.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Jackson Health System

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Grady Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Texas

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hahnemann University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cook County Health

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Boston University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Emmes Company, LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Miami

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Columbia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Lisa Metsch

Stephen Smith Professor and Chair of Sociomedical Sciences Department

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Lisa R. Metsch, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Columbia University

Carlos del Rio, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Emory University

Daniel J. Feaster, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Miami

Carmen Masson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

David Perlman, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine

Lauren K. Gooden, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Columbia University

Locations

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University Hospital at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Los Angeles BioMedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, California, United States

Site Status

Jackson Health System Adult HIV Outpatient Clinics / University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Grady Memorial Hospital / Ponce de Leon Center

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Johns Hopkins Hospital / Moore Clinic

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Boston University Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Mount Sinai - St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Hahnemann University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian / Pittsburgh AIDS Center for Treatment

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Texas Southwestern

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Gutkind S, Starbird LE, Murphy SM, Teixeira PA, Gooden LK, Matheson T, Feaster DJ, Jain MK, Masson CL, Perlman DC, Del Rio C, Metsch LR, Schackman BR. Cost of Hepatitis C care facilitation for HIV/Hepatitis C Co-infected people who use drugs. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Mar 1;232:109265. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109265. Epub 2022 Jan 10.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35042101 (View on PubMed)

Metsch LR, Feaster DJ, Gooden LK, Masson C, Perlman DC, Jain MK, Matheson T, Nelson CM, Jacobs P, Tross S, Haynes L, Lucas GM, Colasanti JA, Rodriguez A, Drainoni ML, Osorio G, Nijhawan AE, Jacobson JM, Sullivan M, Metzger D, Vergara-Rodriguez P, Lubelchek R, Duan R, Batycki JN, Matthews AG, Munoz F, Jelstrom E, Mandler R, Del Rio C. Care Facilitation Advances Movement Along the Hepatitis C Care Continuum for Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C, and Substance Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial (CTN-0064). Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 27;8(8):ofab334. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab334. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34377726 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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U10DA013720

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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AAAP8757

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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