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ETHOS ENGAGE: Enhancing Treatment of Hepatitis C in Opioid Substitution Settings

Key facts

Where
Blacktown, Brisbane, Brookvale, Cairns, Campbelltown, Canberra, Cessnock, Coffs Harbour, Darlinghurst, Elizabeth, Fremantle, Grafton, Joondalup, Katoomba, Kempsey, Kirwan, Lismore, Lithgow, Liverpool, Mount Druitt, Newcastle, Nowra, Parramatta, Perth, Port Macquarie, Saint Leonards, Stepney, Tamworth, Taree, Townsville, Tweed Heads, and Wollongong, AustraliaSee the 32 sites

Where in Australia

  • Blacktown Methadone Management ClinicBlacktown, AustraliaContact: Meryem JefferiesTaking people
  • Biala City Community Health CentreBrisbane, AustraliaContact: Nikola OgnyenovitsTaking people
  • NSLHD Brookvale Community Health CentreBrookvale, AustraliaContact: Mark MontebelloTaking people
  • YouthlinkCairns, AustraliaContact: Jessica Ben-PoratTaking people
  • Campbelltown Drug Health ServicesCampbelltown, AustraliaContact: Gary KeoghTaking people
  • Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation & Advocacy (CAHMA)Canberra, AustraliaContact: Chris GoughTaking people
  • HNELHD Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services CessnockCessnock, AustraliaContact: David Silk, BScNo longer taking part
  • MNCLHD Coffs Harbour Alcohol and Other Drug ServicesCoffs Harbour, AustraliaContact: Alexandra WadeTaking people
  • Rankin Court Treatment CentreDarlinghurst, AustraliaContact: Craig RodgersTaking people
  • Northern Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA)Elizabeth, AustraliaContact: Sarah MichelmoreTaking people
  • Next Step FremantleFremantle, AustraliaContact: Michael ChristmassTaking people
  • NNSWLHD Grafton Alcohol and Other Drug ServicesGrafton, AustraliaContact: Lucy DoddsTaking people
  • Next Step JoondalupJoondalup, AustraliaContact: Craig ConnellyTaking people
  • NBMLHD Drug & Alcohol Services KatoombaKatoomba, AustraliaContact: David Silk, BScNo longer taking part
  • MNCLHD Kempsey Alcohol and Other Drug ServicesKempsey, AustraliaContact: Alexandra WadeTaking people
  • Queensland Injectors Health Network (QuIHN)Kirwan, AustraliaContact: David Silk, BScNo longer taking part
  • NNSWLHD Lismore (Riverlands) Alcohol and Other Drug ServicesLismore, AustraliaContact: Lucy DoddsTaking people
  • NBMLHD Drug & Alcohol Services LithgowLithgow, AustraliaContact: David Silk, BScNo longer taking part
  • Liverpool Opioid Treatment ProgramLiverpool, AustraliaContact: Gary KeoghTaking people
  • WSLHD Mount Druitt Drug Health OST ClinicMount Druitt, AustraliaContact: Meryem JefferiesTaking people
  • HNELHD Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services NewcastleNewcastle, AustraliaContact: Antoni PazeskiTaking people
  • Lawrence Avenue Methadone Program (LAMP)Nowra, AustraliaContact: Siyu QianTaking people
  • WSLHD Fleet Street Drug Health OST ClinicParramatta, AustraliaContact: Meryem JefferiesTaking people
  • Next Step East PerthPerth, AustraliaContact: Michael ChristmassTaking people
  • MNCLHD Port Macquarie Alcohol and Other Drug ServicesPort Macquarie, AustraliaContact: Alexandra WadeTaking people
  • NSLHD Herbert Street ClinicSaint Leonards, AustraliaContact: Mark MontebellloTaking people
  • Central Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA)Stepney, AustraliaContact: Vicky CockTaking people
  • HNELHD Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services TamworthTamworth, AustraliaContact: David Silk, BScNo longer taking part
  • HNELHD Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services TareeTaree, AustraliaContact: David Silk, BScNo longer taking part
  • Townsville Sexual Health Services, North Ward Health CampusTownsville, AustraliaContact: David Silk, BScNo longer taking part
  • NNSWLHD Tweed Heads Alcohol and Other Drug ServicesTweed Heads, AustraliaContact: Lucy DoddsTaking people
  • The Orana CentreWollongong, AustraliaContact: Siyu QianTaking people

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Trial details

Who runs it
Kirby Institute
Trial code
NCT03685045
Record updated
14 May 2026
Original description
The overall goals of the ETHOS II Project are to enhance hepatitis C virus (HCV) care in drug treatment clinics and needle and syringe programs (NSPs) in New South Wales and Australia, and to develop a translational framework for subsequent establishment of HCV screening and treatment programs in drug treatment clinics and NSPs across NSW and nationally.Read full original descriptionShow less

Enhancing Treatment of Hepatitis C in Opioid Substitution Settings II (ETHOS II): A Partnership Project to Enhance Hepatitis C Care in Drug and Alcohol Clinics

The overall goals of the ETHOS II Project are to enhance hepatitis C virus (HCV) care in drug treatment clinics and needle and syringe programs (NSPs) in New South Wales and Australia, and to develop a translational framework for subsequent establishment of HCV screening and treatment programs in drug treatment clinics and NSPs across NSW and nationally.

Inclusion: Participant has voluntarily signed the informed consent form; 18 years of age or older; History of injecting drug use*; Recent injecting drug use (previous six months) or currently receiving OST*; These criteria will not apply for recruitment from residential rehabilitation centres.

Exclusion: Nil.

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03685045