Hepatitis C Education for Pregnant Women With Opiate Dependence - Phase 2

TriHealth

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hepatitis C

Treatments: Other: Educational Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03320889

17-057

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to assess patients' attitudes and knowledge of Hepatitis C, analyze the variables that may influence patients' knowledge, and educate patients on Hepatitis C.

Full description

The study will compare the effectiveness of providing HCV education by providing a pamphlet and expert education compared to providing a pamphlet only. The information gained in completing this study will help the medical community improve patient education on the disease and specifically understand how the medical community can best serve pregnant patients with opiate dependence burdened by Hepatitis C.

Enrollment: 115 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Study population includes Faculty Medical Center obstetrics and postpartum patients enrolled in the HOPE program who are 18 years old or older.
• The study will include patients with and without a Hepatitis C diagnosis.
• Patients will be recruited at their routine office visits and/or during any admissions to the hospital.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who do not speak and understand English.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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115 participants in 2 patient groups

Pamphlets plus Review with Expert Educator

Other group

Description:

Educational Intervention includes Pamphlets plus Review with Expert Educator

Treatment:

Other: Educational Intervention

Pamphlets only

Other group

Description:

Educational Intervention includes Pamphlets only

Treatment:

Other: Educational Intervention