Nurse case management to improve the hepatitis C care continuum in HIV co-infection: Results of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: The opportunity to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) is at hand, but challenges remain that negatively influence progress through the care continuum, particularly for persons co-infected with HIV who are not well engaged in care. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test the effect of nurse case management (NCM) on the HCV continuum among adults co-infected with HIV compared to usual care (UC). Primary outcomes included linkage to HCV care (attendance at an HCV practice appointment within 60 days) and time to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) initiation (censored at 6 months). Sixty-eight participants were enrolled (NCM n = 35; UC n = 33). Participants were 81% Black/African American, 85% received Medicaid, 46% reported illicit drug use, 41% alcohol use, and 43% had an undetectable HI

SUBMITTER: Starbird LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7080578 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature