Community-based Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Monoinfection and Coinfection With HIV in the District of Columbia

Summary

Background: \- Treatment for Hepatitis C has changed a lot in the past 2 years. Most of this change comes from a combination of medicines that is yielding high cure rates. But its long-term effects are uncertain. One problem is that a lot of people need the treatment, but only a few specialists can give it. The success rate for Hepatitis C treatment by primary care doctors, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants is largely unknown. Researchers want to see how provider type affects treatment outcomes. They will conduct a large, community-based study in the District of Columbia. Objectives: \- To see if people can be treated for Hepatitis C safely and successfully in community-based health centers. Eligibility: \- Adults who need treatment for chronic Hepatitis C infection. Design: * Participants will be screened with blood tests. Their current medicines will be reviewed. * Participants will give researchers access to their medical records. Researchers will follow participants through these records. * Participants will see a primary care or infectious disease provider. The provider will tell them about their treatment. They will be told how often they will visit the provider and how often they will have their blood drawn. They will get a calendar of study visits. * Participants will take Harvoni for 8, 12, or 24 weeks. They will visit their care provider monthly. * Participants will have monthly follow-up visits for up to 3 months after they finish their medicine. * Participants will have yearly follow-up visits with their care provider for up to 10 years.

Timeline

Start

2015-01-07

Primary completion

2016-06-15

Completion

2018-07-13

Publications

• Background Mohd Hanafiah K, Groeger J, Flaxman AD, Wiersma ST. Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection: new estimates of age-specific antibody to HCV seroprevalence. Hepatology. 2013 Apr;57(4):1333-42. doi: 10.1002/hep.26141. Epub 2013 Feb 4.
• Background Denniston MM, Jiles RB, Drobeniuc J, Klevens RM, Ward JW, McQuillan GM, Holmberg SD. Chronic hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003 to 2010. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Mar 4;160(5):293-300. doi: 10.7326/M13-1133.
• Background Branch AD, Van Natta ML, Vachon ML, Dieterich DT, Meinert CL, Jabs DA; Studies of the Ocular Complications of AIDS Research Group. Mortality in hepatitis C virus-infected patients with a diagnosis of AIDS in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;55(1):137-44. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis404. Epub 2012 Apr 24.
• Kattakuzhy S, Gross C, Emmanuel B, Teferi G, Jenkins V, Silk R, Akoth E, Thomas A, Ahmed C, Espinosa M, Price A, Rosenthal E, Tang L, Wilson E, Bentzen S, Masur H, Kottilil S; ASCEND Providers. Expansion of Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Task Shifting to Community-Based Nonspecialist Providers: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Sep 5;167(5):311-318. doi: 10.7326/M17-0118. Epub 2017 Aug 8.

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