Re-linkage to Care of Patients With Hepatitis C
- Conditions
- Viral Hepatitis C
- Interventions
- Other: Patients with hepatitis C lost follow up
- Registration Number
- NCT04470271
- Lead Sponsor
- Austral University, Argentina
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to identify patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) who were lost of follow up and relinkage them to hepatitis C care
- Detailed Description
The investigators will review electronic medical charts to identify patients with HCV diagnosis. Next, investigators will evaluate if these patients are routinely followed by liver specialists at the Institution. Those patients who were lost of follow up will be reached to evaluate their disease and eventually offer them to restart HCV care.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients older than 18 years
- Patients clinically evaluated at least once in the participating medical center
- chronic HCV infection
Exclusion Criteria
- There are no exclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Patients with hepatitis C lost of follow-up Patients with hepatitis C lost follow up Patients who were lost of follow-up. Participants will be contacted to evaluate if the continued HCV care at another institution, were not routinely followed by a liver-specialist or if they died. Investigators will also evaluate baseline demographic, liver fibrosis stage, liver-related complications, and antiviral therapy.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of participants who were lost of follow up through study completion, an average of 6 months Participants are going to be contacted by phone or email to evaluate if they are under HCV care
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Universidad Austral
🇦🇷Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina