Behavioral Science and Hepatitis C Screening Outreach

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Conditions studied: Hepatitis C

In brief

This project aims to evaluate different approaches to increase Hepatitis C screening among primary care patients at Penn Medicine through a centralized screening outreach program. In a pragmatic trial, we will evaluate different approaches to increase completion of screening among eligible patients, including changing the default from opt-in to opt-out and incorporating behavioral science principles into the outreach communication.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03712553

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

21493

Starts

2019-03-15

Expected to finish

2020-10-15

Last updated by the study team

2020-12-01

Who can join

Age: 53 and older, up to 73. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• at least 2 visits to primary care provider within 2 years
• born between 1945 and 1965

You may not qualify if…

• have had 1 HCV antibody test, viral load test or are considered up-to-date on HCV screening by health maintenance

Where it is running

• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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