Acceptance of Hepatitis C Screening by Self-testing in High Risk and General Population
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The main purpose of the study is to evaluate the acceptance and viability of self-testing using dried blood spot (DBS) testing assisted by center of origin or referral hospital, as a strategy for screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in high risk population (ex-users of drug dependence centers) compared to the general population assisted by primary care centers.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• All subjects who have contacted a drug dependence center between 2013 and 2017, as well as patients from a group of a primary care center.
• Signed informed consent.
Locations
Other Locations
Spain
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Canarias
RECRUITING
San Cristóbal De La Laguna
Contact Information
Primary
Manuel Hernandez-Guerra, MD
mhernand@ull.edu.es
+34922678559
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-02-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-06
Participants
Target number of participants: 1384
Treatments
Experimental: HR-HOSPITAL
Patients assigned to the strategy HR-HOSPITAL, who are high risk population (HR), will receive an invitation letter for HCV screening with DBS to be performed by themselves or at the referral hospital.
Experimental: HR-DDP
Patients assigned to the strategy HR-DDP, who are high risk population, will receive an invitation letter for HCV screening with DBS to be performed by themselves or at the drug dependence center (DDP) the participants used to attend.
Experimental: GP-HOSPITAL
Patients assigned to the strategy GP-HOSPITAL, who are general population (GP), will receive an invitation letter for HCV screening with DBS to be performed by themselves or at the referral hospital.
Experimental: GP-PCC
Patients assigned to the strategy GP-PCC, who are general population (GP), will receive an invitation letter for HCV screening with DBS to be performed by themselves or at the primary care center (PCC) to be performed by the general practitioner.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of La Laguna