Hepatitis C Patient Management and Family Health Education

NCT ID: NCT03813498

Last Updated: 2019-01-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-31

Study Completion Date

2019-11-30

Brief Summary

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INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is recognized as the leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. However, the screening rate and treatment rate of HCV-infected patients in China is low, which increases the burden of patients and the infection risk of their family members. WeChat, an instant messaging software, is used in a very high proportion in China. Health promotion based on WeChat public platform is a very convenient and effective way of health education. Therefore, this study plans to apply WeChat to conduct health intervention for HCV-infected patients. The objective is to explore the effect of We-media-based health promotion method on the detection rate and treatment rate of HCV-infected and their family members.

METHOD: Recruitment will be conduct in 10 hospitals in Jilin, Beijing, Henan and Anhui provinces. The subjects should be patients new diagnosed with hepatitis C at the hospital and aged 18 to 69. After signing the consent form, eligible participants were selected through the inclusion and exclusion criteria. 1000 participants will be recruited for the trial. After completing an baseline reseach by a online questionnaire, patients will be randomly assigned to receive a targeted short article on HCV weekly or a general health article with no mention of HCV. The intervention will last three months and a follow-up will be conduct at three month after the last intervention.

OUTCOMES: The primary outcome is antiviral therapy. The secondary outcomes are cognition and attitude towards hepatitis C, factors influencing antiviral therapy, time to first treatment and the compliance of treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hepatitis C

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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intervention group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

HCV articles

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group receive a targeted short article on HCV from WeChat weekly.

control group

Group Type OTHER

general health articles

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The control group receive a general health article with no mention of HCV from WeChat weekly.

Interventions

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HCV articles

The intervention group receive a targeted short article on HCV from WeChat weekly.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

general health articles

The control group receive a general health article with no mention of HCV from WeChat weekly.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Permanent residents in the province
* Ages 18-69 (inclusive)
* Both blood anti-HCV test and HCV-RNA test is positive
* Familiar with the use of mobile phones and WeChat
* Informed consent and voluntary participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Temporary staff who come to the city to work, travel or visit relatives, or those who will be living in other cities for a long time
* Suffering from other serious diseases
* Patients with mental disorder or memory disorder
* Pregnant women or those who have a plan to prepare for pregnancy within one year
* Refuse to participate in the investigation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

69 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Peking University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

China Liver Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Fuqiang Cui, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Peking University

Tianshuo Zhao

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Study Director

Yingsheng Shen

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

China Liver Health

Central Contacts

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Mingyang Li

Role: CONTACT

8610-57158696

Other Identifiers

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IN-CN-987-5377

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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