EFFECTIVENESS OF THEORY-BASED HEPATITIS C EDUCATION AND LEARNING MODULE (HEAL) IN IMPROVING INTENTION FOR HEPATITIS C TREATMENT AMONG METHADONE MAINTENANCE THERAPY CLIENTS IN MALACCA

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Hepatitis C; Hepatitis C, Education module, Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT), Theory of planned behavior (TPB)

• Registration Number: TCTR20240504001
• Lead Sponsor: Research Management Centre, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2024-03-13
• Study Start: 2024-05-04
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 119

Inclusion Criteria

Active Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) clients of government health clinics in Malacca, aged 18 years above with hepatitis C treatment naive.

Exclusion Criteria

Maintenance Therapy (MMT) clients diagnosed with hepatitis C and ever or currently on treatment regardless of the sustained virologic response (SVR) status.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intention for hepatitis C treatment Baseline, Immediately post intervention and 3 month post intervention Seven-point bipolar adjective questionaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge on hepatitis C infection and treatment Baseline, Immediately post intervention and 3 month post intervention Nominal scale,Attitude towards hepatitis C infection and treatment Baseline, Immediately post intervention and 3 month post intervention Seven-point bipolar adjective scale,Subjective norm Baseline, Immediately post intervention and 3 month post intervention Seven-point bipolar adjective scale,Perceived behavioural control Baseline, Immediately post intervention and 3 month post intervention Seven-point bipolar adjective scale