Status:

COMPLETED

EPIC: Evaluation of Pharmacy-based Identification and Treatment of HCV

Lead Sponsor:

Cool Aid Community Health Centre

Conditions:

Hepatitis C

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The research project aims to understand how pharmacies can be involved in the identification and treatment of hepatitis C (hep C). The study will look at the effectiveness of hep C testing and treatme...

Detailed Description

The primary objective of this project is to decrease barriers to care for hepatitis C (HCV) treatment for people who use drugs through the use of rapid diagnostic testing technologies, and task shifti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Age \> 18 years old
  • Documented HCV RNA test, interested in being tested for HCV antibody or at risk for HCV (ie. "Baby boomers": anyone born between 1945-1965, anyone known to currently (past 6 months) or have a history of injecting drugs, including anyone receiving Opiate Agonist Therapy (OAT), any gay or bisexual men who have sex with men (gbMSM))

Exclusion

  • 1\) Declined to provide informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 13 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05412017

Start Date

July 13 2020

End Date

July 30 2023

Last Update

February 7 2024

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Cool Aid Community Health Centre

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8W 1M8