Hepatitis C Screening in the Primary Care Setting

New York Institute of Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hepatitis C

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Hepatitis C Antibody

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03316313

BHS-1194

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether patient education improves Hepatitis C screening in the primary care setting.

Full description

Hepatitis C is a chronic, asymptomatic infection that progresses to liver cirrhosis and cancer in the later stages if left untreated. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends a one-time screening for high risk birth cohort between the years 1945-1965. Prior studies have evaluated methods to improve screening for hepatitis c with focus on increasing awareness in health professionals. Targets included nursing staff and electronic medical records. This study targets providing patients with education resources to see if screening rates improve.

Enrollment: 503 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 71 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients born between the years 1945 and 1965.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who had already received a prior screening test for Hepatitis C before the office visit.

Trial design

503 participants in 1 patient group

Date of birth

Description:

Those people born within the years 1945-1965

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Hepatitis C Antibody