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Peer-Assisted Telemedicine for Hepatitis C in People Who Use Drugs: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Clinical Infectious Diseases ( IF 8.2 ) Pub Date : 2024-11-25 , DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae520
Andrew Seaman, Ryan Cook, Gillian Leichtling, Megan C Herink, Tonhi Gailey, Joanna Cooper, Hunter C Spencer, Jane Babiarz, Christopher Fox, Ann Thomas, Judith M Leahy, Jessica E Larsen, P Todd Korthuis

Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination requires treating people who use drugs (PWUD), yet <10% of PWUD in the United States access HCV treatment; access is especially limited in rural communities. Methods We randomized PWUD with HCV viremia and past 90-day injection drug or nonprescribed opioid use in 7 rural Oregon counties to peer-assisted telemedicine HCV treatment (TeleHCV) versus peer-assisted referral to local providers (enhanced usual care [EUC]). Peers supported screening and pretreatment laboratory evaluation for all participants and facilitated telemedicine visits, medication delivery, and adherence for TeleHCV participants. Generalized linear models estimated group differences in HCV viral clearance (primary outcome) and HCV treatment initiation and completion (secondary outcomes). Results Of the 203 randomized participants (100 TeleHCV, 103 EUC), most were male (62%), White (88%), with recent houselessness (70%), and used methamphetamines (88%) or fentanyl/heroin (58%) in the past 30 days. Eighty-five of 100 TeleHCV participants (85%) initiated treatment versus 13 of 103 (12%) EUC participants (relative risk [RR], 6.7 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 4.0–11.3]; P < .001). Sixty-three of 100 (63%) TeleHCV participants versus 16 of 103 (16%) EUC participants achieved viral clearance 12 weeks after anticipated treatment completion date (RR, 4.1 [95% CI: 2.5–6.5]; P < .001). Conclusions The Peer TeleHCV treatment model substantially increased HCV treatment initiation and viral clearance compared to EUC. Replication in other rural and low-resource settings could further World Health Organization HCV elimination goals by expanding and decentralizing treatment access for PWUD. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT04798521.

中文翻译:


吸毒者丙型肝炎的同伴辅助远程医疗:一项随机对照试验



背景 消除丙型肝炎病毒 (HCV) 需要治疗吸毒者 (PWUD),但美国 <10% 的 PWUD 获得 HCV 治疗;农村社区的访问尤其有限。方法 我们将俄勒冈州 7 个农村县的 PWUD 与 HCV 病毒血症和过去 90 天注射药物或非处方阿片类药物使用随机分配到同伴辅助远程医疗 HCV 治疗 (TeleHCV) 与同伴协助转诊至当地提供者 (加强常规护理 [EUC])。同行支持对所有参与者进行筛查和治疗前实验室评估,并促进远程医疗就诊、药物交付和远程 HCV 参与者的依从性。广义线性模型估计了 HCV 病毒清除率(主要结果)和 HCV 治疗开始和完成(次要结果)的组间差异。结果 在 203 名随机参与者 (100 名 TeleHCV,103 名 EUC) 中,大多数是男性 (62%)、白人 (88%)、最近无家可归 (70%),并在过去 30 天内使用甲基苯丙胺 (88%) 或芬太尼/海洛因 (58%)。100 名 TeleHCV 参与者中有 85 名 (85%) 开始治疗,而 103 名 EUC 参与者中有 13 名 (12%) 开始治疗(相对风险 [RR],6.7 [95% 置信区间 {CI},4.0-11.3];P < .001).100 名 TeleHCV 参与者中有 63 名 (63%) 与 103 名 EUC 参与者中的 16 名 (16%) 在预期治疗完成日期后 12 周实现了病毒清除(RR,4.1 [95% CI:2.5-6.5];P < .001).结论 与 EUC 相比,Peer TeleHCV 治疗模型显着提高了 HCV 治疗的开始和病毒清除率。在其他农村和资源匮乏环境中的复制可以通过扩大和分散 PWUD 的治疗机会来进一步实现世界卫生组织消除 HCV 的目标。临床试验注册。NCT04798521。
更新日期:2024-11-25
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