Relinking Diagnosed But Untreated HCV Patients Back Into Care.

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel600 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

600

Conditions

Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Interventions

Contact the patientOTHER

Phone call, email or letter to contact the patient to relink them.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

UZ Brussel

Brussels, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Retrospective data collection

Prevalence of diagnosed but untreated HCV patients through positive serology with positive or unknown HCV RNA in UZ Brussel between 2012 - 2022.

Time frame: before contacting the patient

Prospective interventional study

To recall DBU patients by phone, e-mail or letter, trying to optimize treated and cured patients after recall

Time frame: from first contact of the patient till 12 weeks after end of treatment.

Secondary Outcomes

Reason lost in follow-up

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?

Time frame: from first contact of the patient till 12 weeks after end of treatment.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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