Status:

RECRUITING

Adult Screening for Hepatitis c and Linkage to Treatment in Hospitals in Colombia

Lead Sponsor:

Asociación Colombiana de Hepatología

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe

Conditions:

Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Brief Summary

Introduction: Hepatitis C virus infection is a major cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. The risk of developing cirrhosis for people with chronic infection with the virus ranges f...

Detailed Description

Research question ¿What is the prevalence of HCV in the population with risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection captured by screening with rapid tests in health care institutions in Colombia? T...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Have at least one of the following risk factors for hepatitis C.
  • Over 50 years of age with no risk factors.
  • Over 18 years old and less than 50 years old with risk factors for hepatitis C. Persons who have received medical or dental interventions in health care settings.
  • Persons who have had tattoos, body piercings, or scarification procedures. Persons with HIV or hepatitis B infection. Persons who inject drugs. Persons who have used intranasal drugs. Persons deprived of liberty and previously incarcerated persons. Anyone with abnormal liver tests or liver disease. Students, health care workers, or members of public safety (e.g. correctional service officers or police) who have come into contact with blood at work through needlestick or sharps injuries. Anyone who has undergone hemodialysis. Persons who received transfusions in Colombia before 1996. Persons with comorbidities potentially associated with CH: diabetes, ischemic heart disease, cryoglobulinemia, chronic renal failure, Sjögren's syndrome, hypothyroidism, lichen planus, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.
  • Individuals previously treated for HCV with sustained viral response in whom reinfection is suspected (individuals who continue to engage in risk behaviors)
  • Accept to participate in the study by signing the informed consent form.

Exclusion

  • Have or have had hepatitis C with a proven cure by viral load at 12 weeks after the end of treatment without risk behaviors for reinfection.
  • Be on antiviral treatment against chronic hepatitis C virus.
  • That the patient voluntarily and consciously refuses to sign the informed consent form or is unable to give it due to any type of physical and/or mental disability.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 16 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

25669 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06155006

Start Date

December 16 2023

End Date

December 31 2024

Last Update

June 10 2024

Active Locations (2)

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Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe

Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, 050001

2

Hospital Universitario Julio Méndez Barreneche E.S.E.

Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia, 470005