Status:

COMPLETED

A Self-efficAcy Intervention to reDuce Injecting Risk behAviour and hePatitis c reinfecTion Rates

Lead Sponsor:

University of Dundee

Collaborating Sponsors:

NHS Tayside

Conditions:

Hepatitis C

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study evaluates the use of implementation intentions to increase self-efficacy and reduce injecting risk behaviour in a sample of injecting drug users on treatment for hepatitis C (HCV). The overa...

Detailed Description

The intervention will entail completing a volitional help sheet.This will create implementation intentions, which are self-regulatory strategies taking the form of "if-then" plans (i.e. situation-solu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or Female. (Over 18 years of age);
  • Chronic HCV positive infection;
  • Current illicit drug use established through participants' self-report;
  • Current HCV treatment provided by the NHS;
  • Informed consent, agreeing to study and monitoring criteria;
  • English-speaking.

Exclusion

  • Inability to provide informed consent;
  • Aggressive or violent behaviour;
  • Not currently receiving HCV treatment;
  • Inability to communicate in English.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 22 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 3 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

52 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03293576

Start Date

February 22 2018

End Date

January 3 2020

Last Update

August 14 2020

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Cairn Centre Needle Exchange

Dundee, United Kingdom, DD1 4NA