Hepatitis C Screening in the Primary Care Setting

NCT ID: NCT03316313

Last Updated: 2018-11-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 503 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2017-04-30

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether patient education improves Hepatitis C screening in the primary care setting.

Detailed Description

Hepatitis C is a chronic, asymptomatic infection that progresses to liver cirrhosis and cancer in the later stages if left untreated. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends a one-time screening for high risk birth cohort between the years 1945-1965. Prior studies have evaluated methods to improve screening for hepatitis c with focus on increasing awareness in health professionals. Targets included nursing staff and electronic medical records. This study targets providing patients with education resources to see if screening rates improve.

Conditions

Hepatitis C

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Date of birth

Those people born within the years 1945-1965

Hepatitis C Antibody

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Patients who received a blood test to screen for the Hepatitis C virus.

Interventions

Hepatitis C Antibody

Patients who received a blood test to screen for the Hepatitis C virus.

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients born between the years 1945 and 1965.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who had already received a prior screening test for Hepatitis C before the office visit.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 71 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

New York Institute of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

BHS-1194

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id