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Nurse Case Management to Improve Linkage to Hepatitis C Care and Treatment Initiation in HIV Co-infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Nurse Case Management for HIV and Hepatitis C, Chronic. Completed, enrolled 68 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Effective all-oral medications are finally available to cure hepatitis C virus, which affects more than 4 million Americans and one-in-four people living with HIV. However, many barriers exist that prevent people with HIV/HCV co-infection from getting this curative treatment, including low knowledge, competing demands, and drug interactions with HIV medications. This study evaluates if a hepatitis C nurse case management intervention in an HIV primary care clinic will improve patient attendance to hepatitis C care and help people start hepatitis C treatment earlier. Half of the participants will receive brief case management with a nurse, while the other half will receive usual clinic care.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Participants will receive one baseline nurse case management study visit in addition to appointment reminders one week and one day before the scheduled hepatitis clinic appointment. Those who link to the Viral Hepatitis Clinic and are identified as eligible to start hepatitis C therapy by their health care provider will have one additional study visit with the nurse case manager to coordinate drug-drug interaction prevention.