NCT02641158

Brief Summary

Primary Objective: This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an HCV Care Facilitation intervention in moving HIV/HCV co-infected substance users forward along the HCV care continuum (compared with a Control group). Primary Hypothesis: The number of steps achieved along the HCV care continuum will differ between the two study groups over the 14-month follow-up period. Secondary Objectives: Component 1 (Long-term CTN 0049 follow-up): Using the CTN 0064 baseline data (self-report, medical record abstraction and biological data), the following CTN 0049 primary and secondary outcomes in participants who consented to the CTN 0064 protocol will be re-analyzed to evaluate latent and/or enduring effects of the CTN 0049 interventions:

  1. 1.HIV virological suppression
  2. 2.HIV primary care visit attendance
  3. 3.All-cause mortality

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
422

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2015

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

11 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2015

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 13, 2015

Completed
16 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 29, 2015

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 9, 2018

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 9, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

July 22, 2020

Status Verified

July 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

2.4 years

First QC Date

December 13, 2015

Last Update Submit

July 21, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

HIVHepatitis CSubstance usersDrug users

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Forward movement along the HCV care continuum assessed as the difference between the number of steps completed pre- and post-randomization (among Component 2 participants)

    The primary outcome is a count variable: total # of completed steps along the HCV care continuum by 14 months post-randomization (this is the outside window for the 12-month follow-up visit) minus the total number of steps completed within 12 months prior to baseline. Participants' final step on the HCV care continuum will be assessed the last time they are observed in medical records within the 14-month-long follow-up period. Because the entire sample has HIV, we include 2 HIV-related steps: 1. Receipt of HCV RNA result -- result received within 3 months of baseline 2. HIV primary care visit -- completion of 1 visit with an HIV primary care provider 3. Initiated HIV ART 4. HCV evaluation 5. HCV treatment offered and declined or prescription process initiated 6. HCV treatment initiated 7. Course of HCV treatment completed 8. SVR12 (sustained virologic response) achieved at 12 or more weeks after treatment completion

    14 months post-randomization (this is the outside window for the 12-month follow-up visit)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • HIV viral suppression

    Assessed at the CTN 0064 baseline visit

  • HIV care visit attendance

    Assessed in the 6-month time period before the CTN 0064 baseline visit

  • All-cause mortality

    Time period will vary by participant between 9 months and 4 years depending when they were randomized into CTN 0049 and when they complete the CTN 0064 baseline assessment.

Study Arms (2)

Control Group

OTHER
Other: Control Group

Care Facilitation Group

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: Care Facilitation Group

Interventions

After screening HCV antibody positive, participants will receive an appointment and reminder card to return for their HCV RNA results. If HCV RNA positive, study staff will attempt to make an appointment for the participant's next step in the HCV continuum. If a participant attends the "next step" visit, the participant would be subject to whatever is the local standard of care at that clinic/agency from that point forward.

Control Group

The same will occur for intervention participants, yet an HCV care facilitator will motivate them to return for their HCV RNA results; appointment reminders will be made prior to the "next step" visit; follow-up contact will be made for missed appointments; and the HCV care facilitator will coordinate and link the participant to available community resources (e.g., mental health, housing agencies) by scheduling appointments, arranging transportation, and helping to complete any clinic registration (or other) paperwork that agencies may require to access services.

Care Facilitation Group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • By virtue of participating individuals being recruited from the CTN-0049 cohort, they will be:
  • HIV-infected and
  • years of age or older
  • Be able to communicate in English
  • Additionally, to be eligible for Component 1 they must:
  • provide informed consent, which includes being willing to provide sufficient locator information and to be tested for anti-HCV antibodies and, if antibody positive, tested for active HCV infection
  • sign a HIPAA form / medical record release form to facilitate medical record abstraction
  • Finally, to continue on to Component 2, they must:
  • provide sufficient locator information
  • report living in the vicinity and being able to return for follow-up visits
  • complete the baseline assessments
  • complete the blood draw
  • test as HCV antibody positive via study Component 1 and,
  • agree to be randomized in Component 2

You may not qualify if:

  • Individuals will be excluded from participation if they:
  • have significant cognitive or developmental impairment
  • are terminated via Site Principal Investigator decision/discretion with agreement from study Lead Investigator
  • are currently in jail, prison or any inpatient overnight facility as required by court of law or have a pending legal action which may prevent an individual from completing the study
  • Additionally, individuals may participate in Component 1, but will be excluded from Component 2 if they:
  • are currently on HCV therapy/medications at baseline
  • have completed a course of HCV medications in the last 12 weeks based on self-report.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (11)

University Hospital at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

Location

Los Angeles BioMedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, California, 90502, United States

Location

Jackson Health System Adult HIV Outpatient Clinics / University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location

Grady Memorial Hospital / Ponce de Leon Center

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

Location

John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins Hospital / Moore Clinic

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

Location

Boston University Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

Location

Mount Sinai - St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center

New York, New York, 10025, United States

Location

Hahnemann University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102, United States

Location

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian / Pittsburgh AIDS Center for Treatment

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

Location

University of Texas Southwestern

Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Gutkind S, Starbird LE, Murphy SM, Teixeira PA, Gooden LK, Matheson T, Feaster DJ, Jain MK, Masson CL, Perlman DC, Del Rio C, Metsch LR, Schackman BR. Cost of Hepatitis C care facilitation for HIV/Hepatitis C Co-infected people who use drugs. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Mar 1;232:109265. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109265. Epub 2022 Jan 10.

  • Metsch LR, Feaster DJ, Gooden LK, Masson C, Perlman DC, Jain MK, Matheson T, Nelson CM, Jacobs P, Tross S, Haynes L, Lucas GM, Colasanti JA, Rodriguez A, Drainoni ML, Osorio G, Nijhawan AE, Jacobson JM, Sullivan M, Metzger D, Vergara-Rodriguez P, Lubelchek R, Duan R, Batycki JN, Matthews AG, Munoz F, Jelstrom E, Mandler R, Del Rio C. Care Facilitation Advances Movement Along the Hepatitis C Care Continuum for Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C, and Substance Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial (CTN-0064). Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 27;8(8):ofab334. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab334. eCollection 2021 Aug.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hepatitis CAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSubstance-Related DisordersDrug Misuse

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne InfectionsCommunicable DiseasesInfectionsHepatitis, Viral, HumanVirus DiseasesFlaviviridae InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsHepatitisLiver DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesHIV InfectionsSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralSexually Transmitted DiseasesLentivirus InfectionsRetroviridae InfectionsSlow Virus DiseasesGenital DiseasesUrogenital DiseasesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System DiseasesChemically-Induced DisordersMental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research DesignEpidemiologic MethodsInvestigative TechniquesResearch DesignMethods

Study Officials

  • Lisa R. Metsch, PhD

    Columbia University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Carlos del Rio, MD

    Emory University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Daniel J. Feaster, PhD

    University of Miami

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Carmen Masson, PhD

    University of California, San Francisco

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • David Perlman, MD

    Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Lauren K. Gooden, PhD

    Columbia University

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Stephen Smith Professor and Chair of Sociomedical Sciences Department

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 13, 2015

First Posted

December 29, 2015

Study Start

December 1, 2015

Primary Completion

May 9, 2018

Study Completion

May 9, 2018

Last Updated

July 22, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Information about the study and the de-identified study data will be available at https://datashare.nida.nih.gov/ within 18 months of the date the data are locked, as per the procedures of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network.

Time Frame
Within 18 months.
Access Criteria
Information will be de-identified.
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