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Early Detection of HCV in Injection Drug Users
Sponsor: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
Summary
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, non-interventional pilot project of screening HCV in PWID in the Czech Republic. The main goal of the project is to methodically prepare, implement and evaluate a pilot project that will verify the suitability of the proposed procedure of early detection of Hepatitis C and setting up and testing new methods and implementation into the system of social health care.
Official title: Early Detection of Hepatitis C in Injection Drug Users
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
3000
Start Date
2023-12-15
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-06-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) test
Testing for hepatitis C antibodies determines whether or not you have been exposed to HCV at some point in your life. This testing will be performed in all 3,000 persons who inject drugs enrolled in the project.
Hepatitis C RNA test and genotype test
RNA is a type of genetic material from HCV that can be detected in the blood. This test will be used as a confirmation of the infection. This testing will be performed in all persons with positive antibody test who will come to clinical center.
Locations (18)
Brno University Hospital
Brno, Czechia
Clinic Podane ruce
Brno, Czechia
České Budějovice Hospital
České Budějovice, Czechia
Hospital Havířov
Havířov, Czechia
Hepatogastroenterology Hradec Kralove
Hradec Králové, Czechia
University Hospital Hradec Kralove
Hradec Králové, Czechia
Hospital Jihlava
Jihlava, Czechia
Regional Hospital Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
University Hospital Olomouc
Olomouc, Czechia
Hospital Opava
Opava, Czechia
Hospital Pardubice
Pardubice, Czechia
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Prague, Czechia
Military University Hospital, Prague
Prague, Czechia
Remedis Prague
Prague, Czechia
Hospital Agel Prostějov
Prostějov, Czechia
Hospital Tábor
Tábor, Czechia
Masarykova Nemocnice v Usti nad Labem, Krajska Zdravotni a.s.
Ústí nad Labem, Czechia
Tomáš Baťa Regional Hospital in Zlín
Zlín, Czechia