An interventional study of Follow up phone call and Incentive in Hepatitis C, Chronic, sponsored by Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Status unknown at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 16 Years to 110 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-07-23.
Sponsored by Glasgow Royal Infirmary · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
Aims:
To evaluate the impact of a letter, phone call and incentive in re-engaging patients with hepatitis C care.
Outcomes of interest:
Primary outcome of interest:
Secondary outcomes of interest:
Methods:
Patient identification:
The local copy of the Scottish Hepatitis C database holds data regarding patients referred to secondary care for treatment of their hepatitis C, and holds ethics approval for research on treatment and patient outcomes. This will be used to identify patients with hepatitis C infection that is untreated, treatment has been unsuccessful, or the patient has been treated but the outcome is unknown (due to non attendance for blood tests). The database has been cross checked with virus lab results, to ensure infection status is up to date. Finally, the patient data has been checked by NHS GG\&C information team, to exclude patients who are deceased, or whom are no longer resident in NHS greater Glasgow and Clyde based on updated details obtained from SCIstore.
Inclusion criteria:
Patients (16 years and over) who have previously engaged with Hepatitis C services in Glasgow but who are either untreated, have been treated unsuccessfully, or have been treated but have not attended for blood tests to check for treatment success.
Exclusion criteria:
Patients with HIV. Patients no longer resident within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
Allocation to contact groups:
Patients will be randomly distributed into 3 groups:
Process:
Patient letters will be sent out by GG\&C public health. For all 3 groups the letter will be sent with the small Hepatitis C Scotland booklet "Hepatitis C treatments have changed".
Letters will identify include the telephone number for the identified treatment centre which will be either, the last known treatment centre or a more local treatment centre were appropriate based on current residence.
Primary and secondary outcomes measures will be collected via the Scottish Hepatitis C database.
Lay Summary:
This study will test whether a letter alone, a letter plus follow up phone call or a letter with offer of incentive, will be most effective in re-engaging patients who are known to have hepatitis C but not yet received treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
Behavioral: Follow up phone call
Behavioral: Incentive
Telephone call to ask if patient has received letter and whether they would like an appointment
Offer of a shopping voucher if patient attends for appointment
Rate of attendance for liver assessment
Rates of attendance for assessment of liver disease within a 4 month period, recorded as a binary (yes/no) outcome
Time frame: 4 months
Rates of initiation of Hepatitis C treatment
Rates of initiation of treatment for hepatitis C within a 6 month period, recorded as a binary (yes/no) outcome.
Time frame: 6 months
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