Hepatitis C Screening in the Primary Care Setting

Prospective Cohort Study: Hepatitis C Screening in the Primary Care Setting

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03316313

Enrollment

503

Registered

2017-10-20

Start date

2016-06-30

Completion date

2017-04-30

Last updated

2018-11-19

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Conditions

Hepatitis C

Keywords

Public Health, Patient Education as Topic, Hepatitis C

Brief summary

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

Detailed 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.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTHepatitis C Antibody

Patients who received a blood test to screen for the Hepatitis C virus.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

50 Years to 71 Years

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of Patients Screened for Hepatitis C	June 2016 to October 2016.	Change from baseline in number of patients from high-risk birth cohort screened for Hepatitis C during intervention period.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026