Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Conditions
Brief summary
Reintroduction of patients into a HCV infection care pathway after a positive chronic hepatitis C diagnosis by previous testing in our hospital who were lost in follow-up. Gaining insight in the possible reasons why patients are lost in follow-up after positive hepatitis C serology.
Interventions
OTHERContact the patient
Phone call, email or letter to contact the patient to relink them.
Sponsors
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Positive HCV serology between 2012-2022 with positive or uknown HCV RNA in UZ Brussels database * ≥18 years
Exclusion criteria
* Positive HCV serology with negative HCV RNA * Previously eradicated patients in UZ Brussel
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Retrospective data collection | before contacting the patient | Prevalence of diagnosed but untreated HCV patients through positive serology with positive or unknown HCV RNA in UZ Brussel between 2012 - 2022. |
| Prospective interventional study | from first contact of the patient till 12 weeks after end of treatment. | To recall DBU patients by phone, e-mail or letter, trying to optimize treated and cured patients after recall |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reason lost in follow-up | from first contact of the patient till 12 weeks after end of treatment. | Understanding the different reasons why patients were lost in follow-up with the aim of improving our hospital quality in the future: * Unaware of positive hep C serology * Follow-up or treatment in other centre * Refusal of previously proposed therapy * Other? |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed