Hepatitis C Treatment in Probation and Parole Office
Hepatitis CHCVThis prospective cohort study compares aims to determine the efficacy and effectiveness of telemedicine-supported on-site linkage to care and treatment in a community probation and parole office (P&P office) setting and compare the results with a historic control with referral to care. Research participants will be followed in the P&P office when they report to their officer during regularly scheduled appointments. Participants will receive treatment without having to travel to a specialist's office. The telemedicine visit will include a consultation with an experienced HCV provider such as a hepatologist or an advanced practice provider and a specialty pharmacist who will educate about and monitor HCV treatment. The UK specialty pharmacy will be available to participants and the HCV management team through a 24-hour support line. Participants will be treated per HCV guidelines and insurance preference.
ETHOS ENGAGE: Enhancing Treatment of Hepatitis C in Opioid Substitution Settings
Hepatitis CThe overall goals of the ETHOS II Project are to enhance hepatitis C virus (HCV) care in drug treatment clinics and needle and syringe programs (NSPs) in New South Wales and Australia, and to develop a translational framework for subsequent establishment of HCV screening and treatment programs in drug treatment clinics and NSPs across NSW and nationally.
Safety Evaluation of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis
Alcoholic HepatitisThis is a single center, randomized, parallel assignment, and double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study to characterize the intestinal microbiome in patients with severe Alcoholic Hepatitis (SAH) and evaluate the safety and the trends in improvement of diversity of intestinal microbiome following administration of lyophilized capsules containing microbiota suspension from well screened health donors. The study aims to enroll 50 patients with SAH who will be randomly assigned in 1:1 where 25 patients will be assigned to receive orally administered lyophilized PRIM-DJ2727 and Standard of Care (SOC) and the other 25 patients will be assigned to receive placebo and SOC for 4 weeks.
Project MATLINK: Development and Evaluation of a Screening, Brief Intervention, & Referral to Treatment...
Opioid-use DisorderHIV Infections5 moreThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) program for linking opioid dependent individuals currently incarcerated or in probation in Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine to opioid substitution therapy in the community after release or during their probation period.
Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerance and Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of Single Administration...
Chronic Hepatitis BThe study is being conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of HRS-5635 in healthy adults and chronic hepatitis B. To explore the reasonable dosage of HRS-5635.
Hepatitis C in Severe Mental Disorders: Nursing Programme
Hepatitis CSevere Mental DisorderIt has been described in the scientific literature that people diagnosed with serious mental disorders, such as psychosis and schizophrenia, have difficulties to access medical treatments for their physical illnesses, which produces excess mortality in this population. This project will consist of three different parts. The first will be the detection and accurate diagnosis of hepatitis C (HCV) in the population diagnosed with a severe mental disorder (SMD). It will find the prevalence of people with infection who have not been diagnosed, as well as that of people diagnosed but who have not completed treatment. Likewise, the characteristics of the sample obtained and the risk factors associated with positive cases will be analyzed. The second part of the study will consist of comparing the effectiveness of an individualized monitoring programme (NURSE-NAVIGATION PROGRAMME), carried out by the specialist mental health nurse, during the treatment of hepatitis C versus the usual health care. In order to fulfill these first two objectives, a Clinical Pathway will be opened in which the Microbiology, Gastroenterology, Pharmacy and Mental Health services of the Regional University Hospital of Malaga will participate. The third objective of the project will be to study how the presence of Hepatitis C influences psychotic symptoms, mainly negative ones, changes in daily functioning and changes in quality of life . For these purposes we will use the PANSS scale, a Quality of Life scale (the Life Skill Profile) and the Euroqol5D Health Questionaire before treatment and after verifying the effective cure of HCV. A third and final evaluation with all the study variables will be carried out 6 months after starting the treatment. In addition, the disappearance of the viral load and, therefore, the patient's cure will be determined with a new blood test.
Safely Discontinue Antiviral Treatment in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B
Hepatitis BChronicMulticenter, Prospective Open-label Single Arm Trial Chronic hepatitis B male and female adults on antiviral treatment for hepatitis B, without cirrhosis who are currently HBV DNA (-) and HBeAg (-) To evaluate the safety and efficacy of stopping long-term antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis B patients without cirrhosis who are currently HBV DNA (-) and HBeAg (-)
Telemedicine-based Model of Care for the Management of Hepatitis C Infected Patients
Hepatitis CTelemedicineTo achieve World Health Organization 2030 goals of hepatitis C elimination it is mandatory to document after treatment sustained virological response (SVR). Currently, patients after completing treatment do not show up for SVR assessment. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a telemedicine-based model of care associated with dried blood spot testing at home to assess hepatitis C sustained virological response after treatment compared to the traditional model of care.
Linkage to Care for Persons With Hep C Infection
Hepatitis CChronic1 moreHepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is an ongoing challenge in the United States, with an estimated 2.4 million individuals living with HCV in 2016. According to the Virginia Department of Health, over 11,500 people were living with HCV infection in 2017 with a rate of 170 reported cases/100,000 adults. This same year, the situation was even more dire in Roanoke City which had a rate of 524/100,000 adults. Treatment with antiviral medication is curative and well tolerated. However, gaps remain in the ability of the health system to engage the most vulnerable patients to start and complete treatment. People with HCV infection usually are unaware of the infection, which allows the disease to progress to liver damage, liver cancer and death if left untreated.At each stage of the screening, testing, and treatment process, there is significant patient loss to follow-up. Drop-off most commonly occurs between diagnosis and the first visit to a treating provider. Key barriers to successful engagement include: 1) communication issues, such as lack of phone or limited phone access; 2) lack of transportation; 3) significant social issues such as poverty; 4) substance use disorder; and 5) a limited understanding of the consequences of untreated HCV infection. In this mixed-method design, the investigators propose a pilot study that will provide education and resources, such as vouchers for phone, transportation, and meals, to the most vulnerable patients that will facilitate engagement in treatment as additional factors that may influence dropout rates are evaluated.
Aerobic Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatic Steatosis
Hepatitis BChronic1 moreThis study is a randomised, controlled, unblinded, clinical intervention trial consisting of 12 weeks of aerobic exercise training. Thirty persons with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and hepatic steatosis are randomised to either aerobic exercise training (intervention group, n=15) or no intervention (control group, n=15). The study will investigate the effects of the exercise intervention on the liver and the hypothesis is that the exercise group will reduce the fat-fraction of the liver after the intervention.