Evaluating a Telehealth Treatment for Veterans With Hepatitis C and PTSD

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Conditions studied: Chronic Disease, Hepatitis C, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

In brief

The main objective of this proposal is to develop and test the efficacy of two interventions (a telehealth and face-to-face intervention) designed to improve quality of life, self-care, motivation to engage in healthcare, and psychological distress in patients diagnosed with HCV and PTSD. It is hypothesized that

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00333710

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

53

Starts

2006-09-01

Expected to finish

2009-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of hepatitis C
• Clinical diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder
• Need to have access to a telephone

You may not qualify if…

• Life threatening or acute illness
• Current alcohol or substance dependence
• Currently prescribed interferon treatment
• No access to a telephone

Where it is running

• VA Medical Center, Jamaica Plain Campus — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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