Re-linkage to Care of Patients With Hepatitis C

Austral University, Argentina

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Viral Hepatitis C

Treatments: Other: Patients with hepatitis C lost follow up

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04470271

CIE N° P 20-008

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to identify patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) who were lost of follow up and relinkage them to hepatitis C care

Full description

The investigators will review electronic medical charts to identify patients with HCV diagnosis. Next, investigators will evaluate if these patients are routinely followed by liver specialists at the Institution. Those patients who were lost of follow up will be reached to evaluate their disease and eventually offer them to restart HCV care.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients older than 18 years
• Patients clinically evaluated at least once in the participating medical center
• chronic HCV infection

Exclusion criteria

• There are no exclusion criteria

Trial design

1,000 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients under routine hepatitis C care

Description:

Patients who are routinely followed at the treating institution. Investigators will evaluate baseline demographic, liver fibrosis stage, liver-related complications, and antiviral therapy.

Patients with hepatitis C lost of follow-up

Description:

Patients who were lost of follow-up. Participants will be contacted to evaluate if the continued HCV care at another institution, were not routinely followed by a liver-specialist or if they died. Investigators will also evaluate baseline demographic, liver fibrosis stage, liver-related complications, and antiviral therapy.

Treatment:

Other: Patients with hepatitis C lost follow up