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Registration number
NCT05264558
Ethics application status
Date submitted
20/02/2022
Date registered
3/03/2022
Date last updated
13/11/2023

Titles & IDs
Public title
Preparing for the Final Phase of Hepatitis C Elimination. Cairns Final 30%
Scientific title
Preparing for the Final Phase of Hepatitis C Elimination in Cairns: An Implementation Trial of a Test and Treat Approach to Reach the Final 30%.
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
16112020
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Hepatitis C 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Infection 0 0 0 0
Other infectious diseases
Oral and Gastrointestinal 0 0 0 0
Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Devices - Xpert HCV Viral load finger stick point of care test (Cepheid)
Treatment: Drugs - Epclusa 400Mg-100Mg Tablet
Other interventions - Standard of care

Experimental: Test and treat - This group will receive POC HCV viral load testing via a fingerstick using the Xpert HCV Viral load finger stick point of care test (Cepheid) in addition to the standard of care whole blood conventional laboratory based HCV PCR viral load testing. Participants who return a positive POC HCV viral load result will be provided with Epclusa on the same day as result. Follow up management will be determined by results received from standard of care blood. Service level data will be investigated to estimate HCV targeted treatment numbers prior to intervention arms implementation. Service level data will be measured post intervention periods.

Other: General Practitioner Refresher and Clinic in reach - Perform hepatitis C education for GP and clinic staff at primary health services; on hepatitis testing and treatment at a service level will offer the opportunity to tailor education to the requirements of the clinic and staffing needs.Service level data will be investigated to estimate HCV targeted treatment numbers prior to intervention arms implementation. Service level data will be measured post intervention period

Other: Incentive and Peer intervention in HCV care cascade - Assess the effectiveness in primary health services of engaging people in hepatitis C testing, and retention throughout the care cascade whilst employing innovative techniques including incentives and peer recruitment.Service level data will be investigated to estimate HCV targeted treatment numbers prior to intervention arms implementation. Service level data will be measured post intervention period


Treatment: Devices: Xpert HCV Viral load finger stick point of care test (Cepheid)
Xpert HCV VL Fingerstick is an in vitro reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for the detection and quantification of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA in human venous and capillary fingerstick EDTA whole blood. Appropriate pre and post testing counselling will be provided to participants.

Treatment: Drugs: Epclusa 400Mg-100Mg Tablet
Same day HCV test and treatment

Other interventions: Standard of care
Clinical services will receive additional education and have the option of providing incentives to attendees of service.
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Treatment: Devices
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Treatment: Drugs
Intervention code [3] 0 0
Other interventions
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
HCV testing
Timepoint [1] 0 0
12 months
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
HCV treatment
Timepoint [2] 0 0
12 months

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- attending primary health care service of CHHS aged 18 years or over
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
only for intervention arm test and treat

- Known to have hepatitis B or HIV infection

- Known to have cirrhosis

- Previous treatment with direct acting antivirals

- Previously received interferon-based hepatitis C treatment that did not work

- Women that are pregnant or breastfeeding

- Already receiving hepatitis C treatment.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Crossover
Other design features
Phase
Phase 4
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
25/07/2022
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
30/09/2023
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
606
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
QLD
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service - Cairns
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
4870 - Cairns

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Other
Name
Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd
Address
Country
Other collaborator category [1] 0 0
Other
Name [1] 0 0
Cairns Hinterland Health Hospital and Health Services
Address [1] 0 0
Country [1] 0 0
Other collaborator category [2] 0 0
Other
Name [2] 0 0
The University of Queensland
Address [2] 0 0
Country [2] 0 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The study aims to assess the impact of models of HCV care on HCV testing, treatment uptake
and cure within Cairns. Point of care testing for HCV , with test and treat strategies will
be offered within a primary care service.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05264558
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries