Overcoming Psychiatric Barriers to the Treatment of Hepatitis C

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hepatitis C, Substance Use Disorders, Mental Disorder

In brief

The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a 9-month psychosocial intervention that will assist patients with hepatitis C in overcoming barriers that prevent them from becoming appropriate candidates for interferon therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00407732

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

101

Starts

2007-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-01-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient has confirmed diagnosis of HCV;
• Patient has expressed an interest in undergoing interferon treatment;
• Patient is deferred from interferon therapy for psychiatric, alcohol use, or other psychosocial issues;
• Patient must be completely medically cleared by the hepatologist with no outstanding medical conditions that would deem them ineligible from treatment;
• Patient must have only psychiatric issues and/or substance use issues; but otherwise no other contraindications for treatment.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, psychosis;
• Patient resides in a psychiatric residential facility;
• Patient attempted suicide in the past five years;
• Patient is a current intravenous drug user;
• Patient is cognitively or decisionally-impaired due to brain disease or injury;
• Patient has advanced liver disease that precludes them from interferon treatment;
• Patient has other medical comorbidities that may exclude them from interferon treatment;
• Patient does not want to pursue interferon treatment at the present time;
• Patient has significant financial constraints, such as no insurance or homelessness, that would prevent them acquiring mental health or substance abuse services;
• No access to telephone service;
• Non-English speaking.

Where it is running

• Unversity of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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