HIV and Hepatitis Care Coordination in Methadone Treatment

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hepatitis, Viral, Human, HIV Infections

In brief

This randomized clinical trial will examine the effectiveness of a strategy of HIV and Hepatitis Care Coordination (HCC) consisting of testing, education, counseling and vaccination for methadone maintenance patients compared with standard Testing, Education, and Counseling (TEC).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00608192

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

489

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• >=18 years of age
• be able to provide informed consent
• agree to participate in hepatitis/HIV intervention
• expect to be available to participate in the study for the entire duration of the study
• HCV negative, of unknown HCV status, or have not received any previous medical care for HCV

You may not qualify if…

• have already had a formal hepatitis C evaluation
• are obtaining medical care for hepatitis C
• not interested in obtaining medical care for hepatitis

Where it is running

• San Francisco General Hospital Opiate Treatment Outpatient Program — San Francisco, California, United States
• Beth Israel Medical Center Methadone Maintenance Program — New York, New York, United States

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