Hepatitis C Screening in the Primary Care Setting

Completed

• Conditions: Hepatitis C
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Hepatitis C Antibody

• Registration Number: NCT03316313
• Lead Sponsor: New York Institute of Technology

Brief 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06
• Primary Completion: 2016-10
• Study Completion: 2017-04
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Study First Submitted: 2017-10-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-19
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-11-16
• Last Update Posted: 2018-11-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 503

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients born between the years 1945 and 1965.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who had already received a prior screening test for Hepatitis C before the office visit.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Date of birth	Hepatitis C Antibody	Those people born within the years 1945-1965

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Patients Screened for Hepatitis C	June 2016 to October 2016.	Change from baseline in number of patients from high-risk birth cohort screened for Hepatitis C during intervention period.