Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluating a Telehealth Treatment for Veterans With Hepatitis C and PTSD

Lead Sponsor:

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Conditions:

Chronic Disease

Hepatitis C

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The main objective of this proposal is to develop and test the efficacy of two interventions (a telehealth and face-to-face intervention) designed to improve quality of life, self-care, motivation to ...

Detailed Description

Patients with comorbid diagnoses of HCV and PTSD may experience increased risk of diminished quality of life, given that PTSD is associated with poor self-care and medical non-compliance. To date, no ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of hepatitis C
  • Clinical diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Need to have access to a telephone

Exclusion

  • Life threatening or acute illness
  • Current alcohol or substance dependence
  • Currently prescribed interferon treatment
  • No access to a telephone

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

53 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00333710

Start Date

September 1 2006

End Date

October 1 2009

Last Update

December 15 2014

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VA Medical Center, Jamaica Plain Campus

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130