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2025-12-25 @ 8:22 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06409169
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2025-03-06
First Post:
2024-05-07
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
False
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
DBS TaT in Peer-assisted Telemedicine for Hepatitis C
Sponsor:
Organization:
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DBS TaT includes DBS testing to diagnose hepatitis C (HCV), utilizes a novel clinical decision aid that identifies patients who are low risk for hepatic (liver) fibrosis, and directs those patients to HCV treatment initiation prior to routine hepatic fibrosis assessment.\n\nThe investigators hypothesize that DBS TaT will increase the rate of HCV treatment initiation compared to peer-assisted telemedicine contingent on phlebotomy (usual care).', 'detailedDescription': 'Oregon has the fourth highest prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) and third highest HCV-related mortality in the nation and it predominantly effects people who use drugs (PWUD). To respond to this, Peer Assisted Telemedicine for Hepatitis C (PATHS), a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration supported telemedicine-based HCV treatment program that serve PWUD in predominantly rural areas of Oregon was created. PATHS partners with "peers," people with lived experience of substance use, who work for community-based organizations serving PWUD in high-needs rural counties. Patients are referred to PATHS from opiate treatment programs and community-based organizations throughout the state, which are PATHS\' "sites."\n\nThe leading barrier to HCV treatment initiation within PATHS is the requirement for participants to complete phlebotomy prior to treatment. To address this problem, PATHS is piloting the use of commercially available, laboratory-validated dried blood spot (DBS) tests to confirm active HCV, but patients who complete DBS must still undergo either phlebotomy or transient elastography (TEG) to complete guideline-recommended hepatic fibrosis staging before HCV treatment. Transient elastography is a validated, non-invasive, clinical standard of hepatic fibrosis assessment covered by Oregon Medicaid, but it is inconvenient to access in rural areas.\n\nThis study aims to determine the impact of Dried Blood Spot Test and Treat (DBS TaT) compared to phlebotomy-contingent treatment (usual care) in a cluster randomized controlled trial performed within Peer Assisted Telemedicine for Hepatitis C (PATHS). The primary outcome is the rate of treatment initiation in PATHS sites utilizing DBS TaT versus PATHS sites utilizing usual care. 18 PATHS sites are randomized to DBS TaT implementation or ongoing usual care. Within DBS TaT, participants with low risk for hepatic fibrosis will be offered HCV treatment without phlebotomy but will still undergo imaging-based hepatic fibrosis assessment to ensure safety.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Active hepatitis C infection\n* Willing to engaged with the PATHS program for clinical care\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n• Currently pregnant'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT06409169', 'briefTitle': 'DBS TaT in Peer-assisted Telemedicine for Hepatitis C', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'Oregon Health and Science University'}, 'officialTitle': 'Dried Blood Spot Testing in Peer-assisted Telemedicine for Hepatitis C Treatment', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'STUDY00026983'}, 'secondaryIdInfos': [{'id': 'KL2TR002370', 'link': 'https://reporter.nih.gov/quickSearch/KL2TR002370', 'type': 'NIH'}]}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'DBS TaT', 'description': 'At DBS TaT sites, peers administer dried blood spot tests to all those interested in HCV screening or treatment. When HCV is diagnosed, peers coordinate a telemedicine visit with a PATHS provider and peer. At the time of the telemedicine visit, a questionnaire, Decompensated Cirrhosis in Hepatitis C Evaluation Questionnaire (DCHEQ), is used to determine risk level of liver fibrosis (liver scaring that is sometimes caused by hepatitis C). Those at low risk for liver fibrosis can start HCV treatment before completing the usual tests for liver fibrosis. Those at high risk for liver fibrosis will be directed to receive a confirmatory blood draw at a local laboratory prior to treatment initiation. Participants will complete transient elastography after treatment initiation.', 'interventionNames': ['Other: DBS TaT']}, {'type': 'ACTIVE_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'Usual Care', 'description': 'At usual care sites, participants either self-report a known history of untreated HCV or undergo peer-performed point-of-care HCV antibody testing or DBS for HCV testing. Peers take those with positive results to local laboratories for a confirmatory blood draw prior to treatment initiation, the results of which are received and managed by PATHS providers. When active HCV is diagnosed, PATHS staff coordinate on-demand telemedicine visits with peers and participants, during which PATHS clinicians recommend treatment. Participants will complete transient elastography after treatment initiation.', 'interventionNames': ['Other: Usual Care']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'DBS TaT', 'type': 'OTHER', 'description': 'Dried Blood Spot (DBS) testing for HCV DCHEQ and Baseline Surveys If at high risk for liver fibrosis, blood draw prior to treatment initiation If low risk for liver fibrosis, Telemedicine visit with PATHS provider HCV treatment initiation Transient elastography (TEG)', 'armGroupLabels': ['DBS TaT']}, {'name': 'Usual Care', 'type': 'OTHER', 'description': 'Point-of-care or DBS testing for HCV Blood draw to test liver fibrosis DCHEQ and Baseline Surveys Telemedicine visit with PATHS provider HCV treatment initiation Transient elastography (TEG)', 'armGroupLabels': ['Usual Care']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '97239', 'city': 'Portland', 'state': 'Oregon', 'status': 'RECRUITING', 'country': 'United States', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Tonhi Gailey', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'gailey@ohsu.edu', 'phone': '503 494 8311'}], 'facility': 'Oregon Health & Science University', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 45.52345, 'lon': -122.67621}}], 'centralContacts': [{'name': 'Hunter Spencer, DO', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'spencerh@ohsu.edu', 'phone': '503-681-4233'}, {'name': 'Tonhi Gailey', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'gailey@ohsu.edu'}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Hunter Spencer, DO', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'Oregon Health and Science University'}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'ipdSharing': 'NO'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'Oregon Health and Science University', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'collaborators': [{'name': 'National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)', 'class': 'NIH'}, {'name': 'Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute', 'class': 'OTHER'}, {'name': 'Collins Medical Trust', 'class': 'OTHER'}], 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'investigatorTitle': 'Principal Investigator', 'investigatorFullName': 'Hunter Spencer', 'investigatorAffiliation': 'Oregon Health and Science University'}}}}