NCT00407732

Overcoming Psychiatric Barriers to the Treatment of Hepatitis C

Overcoming Neuropsychiatric Barriers to the Treatment of Hepatitis C

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 101 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a 9-month psychosocial intervention that will assist patients with hepatitis C in overcoming barriers that prevent them from becoming appropriate candidates for interferon therapy.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a 9-month psychosocial intervention that will assist patients with hepatitis C in overcoming barriers that prevent them from becoming appropriate candidates for interferon therapy. Patients who have been deferred from therapy due to mental health or substance abuse issues will work with the team psychologist on following through with the hepatologist's treatment recommendations that would lead to becoming eligible for interferon therapy.

Conditions

• Hepatitis C
• Substance Use Disorders
• Mental Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	psychosocial intervention	motivational enhancing case management intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-01-01
• Primary completion: 2010-02-01
• Completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2006-12-05
• Last updated: 2012-01-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States