Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT02936648

Hepatitis C Testing in VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

The VISN1 VA Hepatitis C Testing and Linkage to Care Quality Improvement project aims to increase the proportion of Veterans tested for HCV in those born between 1945-1965 and in vulnerable, high-risk groups.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Hepatitis C Blood-Borne Infections Communicable Diseases Digestive System Diseases Flaviviridae Infections Hepatitis Hepatitis, Viral, Human Infections Liver Diseases RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA

Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730, United States

About this study

The VISN1 VA Hepatitis C Testing and Linkage to Care Quality Improvement project aims to: (1) increase the proportion of Veterans tested for HCV in those born between 1945-1965 and in vulnerable, high-risk groups, (2) Increase linkage to specialized HCV care among VISN 1 VA Veterans diagnosed with HCV infection, and (3) Evaluate whether race, ethnicity, gender, or other markers of social disparity influence completion of HCV testing and linkage to specialty care, and whether disparities are reduced by the planned VISN 1 VA HCV Quality Improvement (QI) program. The central focus is to reduce delays in diagnosis and linkage to treatment evaluation, management of comorbidities and contraindications, and subsequent initiation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Veterans
  • Born in the period of 1945-1965 ("birth cohort")
  • With an outpatient visit in primary care at a VISN1 facility in FY 2016

Exclusion criteria

  • N/A

Treatment and study plan

Quality improvement intervention

Other

The intervention activities included: assessment, planning, stakeholder engagement, education, ongoing process monitoring, program adaptation, problem identification and problem solving, data audit/feedback, program marketing, network development, among others.

Primary outcomes

  1. HCV Antibody Test

    Time frame: within 30 days of outpatient primary care visit

    Number of Participants with HCV Antibody Test

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

VA Office of Research and Development

Fed

Registry information

Official study title

Hepatitis C Testing in VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (QUE 15-284)

Acronym: HCVCBOC

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Oct 18, 2016
Registry last updated
Nov 20, 2018

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.