Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03316313
Hepatitis C Screening in the Primary Care Setting
Prospective Cohort Study: Hepatitis C Screening in the Primary Care Setting
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 503 (actual)
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 50 Years – 71 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- —
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
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIAGNOSTIC_TEST | Hepatitis C Antibody | Patients who received a blood test to screen for the Hepatitis C virus. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-10-01
- Completion
- 2017-04-01
- First posted
- 2017-10-20
- Last updated
- 2018-11-19
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03316313. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.