Hepatitis C Elimination in the Netherlands (CELINE)

Radboud University Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Hepatitis c

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT04208035

2018-4503

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of CELINE is to retrieve and re-evaluate lost to follow-up chronic hepatitis C patients in the Netherlands.

Enrollment: 250 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ever diagnosed with (possible) chronic HCV in the 15-year period prior to initiation of the study, defined as having had a positive anti-HCV or HCV RNA test
• Lost to follow-up, defined as the lack of a scheduled outpatient care appointment after the last known positive HCV test result

Exclusion criteria

• Younger than 18
• Deceased
• Not residing in the Netherlands
• Unknown current address
• Severe comorbidity or short life expectancy that limits patients from benefiting from retrieval