PIVOT: Prisons Evaluation of a One-stop-shop InterVentiOn
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
A prospective historically controlled study to assess the effect of an intervention integrating point-of-care hepatitis C (HCV) RNA testing, non-invasive liver fibrosis assessment, fast-tracked direct-acting antiviral (DAA) prescription, and linkage to hepatitis care (a 'one-stop-shop' intervention), on the proportion of participants initiating DAA therapy among people who are recently incarcerated within reception correctional centre(s) in Australia.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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No Intervention: Standard of care The first group (n=240) of participants enrolled in the study will be assigned to the control period to receive the standard of care. |
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Experimental: 'One-stop-shop' intervention Following the control period, the second group (n=300) of participants enrolled in the study will be assigned to the intervention period to receive the 'one-stop-shop' intervention. |
Other: 'One-stop-shop' hepatitis clinic
Establishment of a 'one-stop-shop' hepatitis clinic, integrating point-of-care HCV RNA testing, followed by clinical assessment, non-invasive liver fibrosis assessment by fibro-elastography (Fibroscan), and early DAA prescription (for those with chronic HCV) followed by linkage to ongoing hepatitis care, all in the same 60-minute visit.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- The proportion of people who have initiated DAA therapy within 12 weeks from enrolment [12 weeks from enrolment]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- The proportion of people tested for HCV infection at 12 weeks from enrolment [12 weeks from enrolment]
- The proportion of participants who complete DAA therapy in prison [End of Treatment (8 weeks from treatment initiation)]
- The proportion of people who have an end of treatment response [End of Treatment (8 weeks from treatment initiation)]
- The proportion of people who have an HCV treatment response (sustained virological response) [Sustained virological response at 12 weeks post treatment completion]
- The time taken from testing to each step in the care cascade [Varying, up to 9 months post-enrolment.]
- The proportion of people lost to follow-up [Varying, up to end of study (estimated to be 12 months from study commencement)]
- The acceptability of the 'one-stop-shop' (proportion of prisoners who refuse to participate) [Varying, up to end of subject enrolment (estimated to be 12 months from study commencement)]
- The proportion of people reinfected at SVR12 [Varying, up to 9 months post-enrolment.]
- The proportion of people reporting injecting risk behaviours (at ETR and SVR12) [Varying, up to 9 months post-enrolment.]
- The cost-effectiveness of the 'one-stop-shop' (cost-ratio of 'one-stop-shop' and standard of care) [End of study (estimated to be 12 months from study commencement)]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion criteria
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has provided written, informed consent to participate;
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is male and ≥18 years of age on enrolment;
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has been incarcerated within the last six weeks;
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is HCV DAA treatment naïve;
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is able and willing to provide informed consent and abide by the requirements of the study.
For HCV RNA positive participants commencing treatment:
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if HIV-1 infected must also meet the following criteria:
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HIV infection documented by any licensed rapid HIV test or HIV enzyme or chemiluminescence immunoassay (E/CIA) test kit at any time prior to study entry (Baseline) and confirmed by a licensed Western blot or a second antibody test by a method other than the initial rapid HIV and/or E/CIA, or by HIV-1 p24 antigen, or plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load; and
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be on HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry using an ART regimen that is allowable with the selected DAA regimen as determined by the current PI and the Liverpool drug interaction website (http://www.hiv-druginteractions.org/ )
Exclusion criteria
For HCV RNA positive participants commencing treatment, the subject will be excluded if they have:
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untreated HIV co-infection;
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chronic HBV co-infection;
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any clinically significant condition, history or concomitant medication known to contraindicate DAA therapy or would not be suitable for management within a prison-based treatment setting;
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is unable to gain an accurate reading on the fibroscan or the result is invalid;
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known clinical or laboratory evidence of cirrhosis, or cirrhosis documented on fibro-elastography (> 12.5 Kpa).
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Mid North Coast Correctional Centre | Kempsey | New South Wales | Australia | 2441 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Kirby Institute
- Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network NSW Australia
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Andrew Lloyd, Prof, Kirby Institute, University NSW
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- VISP0105