NCT01717560

Hepatitis C Treatment in Underserved Populations

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Brian Edlin · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of treating persons who are actively using illicit drugs for hepatitis C using a collaborative, multidisciplinary, integrated care model. We hypothesize that by maximizing facilitators and minimizing barriers to treatment we can enable drug users to receive effective treatment for hepatitis C.

Detailed description

This study examines the feasibility of integrated treatment for hepatitis C in active IDUs using a client-centered, multidisciplinary model that combines expert care in five domains: (a) antiviral pharmacotherapy for HCV infection; (b) substance abuse treatment; (c) psychiatric evaluation and treatment; (d) primary medical care; and (e) intensive, client-centered, case management. The Weill Cornell Medical College Center for the Study of Hepatitis C collaborates with community-based organizations providing services to injection drug users to provide multidisciplinary, integrated care using a model that combines the resources of culturally appropriate community-based agencies with those of a state-of-the-art tertiary care center.

Conditions

• Chronic Hepatitis C
• Illicit Drug Use

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Collaborative, multidisciplinary, integrated care	Collaborative, multidisciplinary, integrated care for hepatitis C multidisciplinary model that combines expert care in five domains: (a) antiviral pharmacotherapy for HCV infection; (b) substance abuse treatment; (c) psychiatric evaluation and treatment; (d) primary medical care; and (e) intensive, client-centered, case management.

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-02-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2020-12-01
• First posted: 2012-10-30
• Last updated: 2012-10-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States