N/A
N=68
Nurse Case Management to Improve Hepatitis C Care in HIV Co-infection
HIV · Hepatitis C, Chronic
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02707991 ↗Enrolled (actual)
68
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants Linked to Care — 8; 16 Participants — p=0.036
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Nurse Case Management (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
- Primary completion
- Apr 2018
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Linked to Care |
8; 16 | 0.036 sig |
| SECONDARY Time to Hepatitis C Treatment Initiation |
103; 79.3 | — |
Summary
Effective all-oral medications are finally available to cure hepatitis C virus, which affects more than 4 million Americans and one-in-four people living with HIV. However, many barriers exist that prevent people with HIV/HCV co-infection from getting this curative treatment, including low knowledge, competing demands, and drug interactions with HIV medications.
This study evaluates if a hepatitis C nurse case management intervention in an HIV primary care clinic will improve patient attendance to hepatitis C care and help people start hepatitis C treatment earlier. Half of the participants will receive brief case management with a nurse, while the other half will receive usual clinic care.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- HIV infection
- Chronic hepatitis C infection
- Did not attend a hepatitis C specialty appointment in the past year
- Able to speak English
- Current patient at the John G. Bartlett Specialty Practice at Johns Hopkins Hospital (at least 1 visit in the past year)
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnancy
- Emergency medical care needed
- Unable to provide informed consent
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02707991). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.