Adult Screening for Hepatitis c and Linkage to Treatment in Hospitals in Colombia

RecruitingOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

25,669

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 16, 2023

Primary Completion Date

October 30, 2024

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2024

Conditions
Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

rapid diagnostic test HCV Ab Plus Rapid test

The sample will be taken by trained personnel by capillary puncture of the thumb region of the fingers of the right hand, after asepsis and antisepsis, the rapid diagnostic test HCV Ab Plus Rapid test with INVIMA registration 2018RD-0002353-R1 will be used with operational characteristics that allow its performance at the point of care obtaining a result in 15 to 20 minutes. This rapid test for antibodies against HCV may be replaced by another test with similar operational characteristics (sensitivity and specificity).

Trial Locations (2)

470005

RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Julio Méndez Barreneche E.S.E., Santa Marta

050001

RECRUITING

Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe

OTHER

lead

Asociación Colombiana de Hepatología

OTHER