Taking people in AustraliaNo phase
The Australian HCV Point-of-Care Testing Program
Key facts
- Where
- Adelaide, Alice Springs, Ascot Vale, Ballarat, Bathurst, Brisbane, Broken Hill, Brunswick, Bunbury, Cairns, Canberra, Coffs Harbour, Coorparoo, Footscray, Fremantle, Gosford, Gosnells, Hackney, Hobart, Inala, Inverell, Ipswich, Lismore, Maroochydore, Melbourne, Morwell, Mount Barker, Mount Gambier, Mount Isa, Nambour, New Town, Newtown, Penrith, Perth, Port Macquarie, Quirindi, Shepparton, South Grafton, Sydney, Wagga Wagga, Waratah, West End, and Wollongong, AustraliaSee the 69 sites
Where in Australia
- Clinic HAdelaide, AustraliaContact: Benny TangTaking people
- Drug and Alcohol Services South AustraliaAdelaide, AustraliaContact: Danica LiuTaking people
- Flinders Medical Centre, South Adelaide LHNAdelaide, AustraliaContact: Sumudu NarayanaTaking people
- Lyell McEwin Hospital, North Adelaide LHNAdelaide, AustraliaContact: Bin ChenTaking people
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Central Adelaide LHNAdelaide, AustraliaContact: Jeffery StewartTaking people
- ADSCA - Alice Springs HospitalAlice Springs, AustraliaContact: Khim TanTaking people
- Clinic 34Alice Springs, AustraliaContact: Khim TanTaking people
- Ascot Vale PharmacyAscot Vale, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- Ballarat Community HealthBallarat, AustraliaContact: Ingrid TaylorTaking people
- Western NSW LHDBathurst, AustraliaContact: Laura BoundyTaking people
- IHWH Micah ProjectsBrisbane, AustraliaContact: Kim RaynerTaking people
- Metro North HHS (Biala and Caboolture)Brisbane, AustraliaContact: Kylie PageTaking people
- Far West LHDBroken Hill, AustraliaContact: Trevor SlatteryNot yet recruiting
- Maari Ma Health Aboriginal CorporationBroken Hill, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- Harm Reduction VictoriaBrunswick, AustraliaContact: Jane DickaTaking people
- Peer Based Harm Reduction BunburyBunbury, AustraliaContact: Jodie SavageTaking people
- Cairns Sexual Health ServiceCairns, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- Hepatitis ACTCanberra, AustraliaContact: Kareen TaitTaking people
- Galambila Aboriginal Health ServiceCoffs Harbour, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- Hepatitis QLDCoorparoo, AustraliaContact: Anna HawkesTaking people
- Western HealthFootscray, AustraliaContact: Nhung DuongTaking people
- South Terrace Clinic - Fremantle HospitalFremantle, AustraliaContact: Joseph CotterTaking people
- Central Coast LHDGosford, AustraliaContact: Amanda BurfittTaking people
- Pramana Medical CentreGosnells, AustraliaContact: Kate FulfordTaking people
- Hepatitis SAHackney, AustraliaContact: Lisa CarterTaking people
- Tasmanian Sexual Health Service - Clinic 60Hobart, AustraliaContact: Tina EvansTaking people
- Kombi ClinicInala, AustraliaContact: Mim O'FlynnTaking people
- Metro South Addiction Services - Inala AODSInala, AustraliaContact: Joss O'LoanTaking people
- Armajun Health Service Aboriginal CorporationInverell, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- Ipswich AODSIpswich, AustraliaContact: Lisa BallTaking people
- Ipswich Sexual Health and BBV Service, West Moreton HealthIpswich, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- Rekindling the Spirit Health ServiceLismore, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- OneBridgeMaroochydore, AustraliaContact: Jennifer LangTaking people
- Eastern HealthMelbourne, AustraliaContact: Cathy NgoTaking people
- St Vincent's Hospital MelbourneMelbourne, AustraliaContact: Adam PastorTaking people
- Youth Projects - The Living RoomMelbourne, AustraliaContact: Ally SampsonTaking people
- Latrobe Community Health Service LiitedMorwell, AustraliaContact: Neal DalyTaking people
- Plantagenet MedicalMount Barker, AustraliaContact: Amanda VillisNot yet recruiting
- Pangula Mannamurna Aboriginal CorporationMount Gambier, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- North West HHS - Mount Isa ATODSMount Isa, AustraliaContact: Georgia SteeleTaking people
- Sunshine Coast HHS AODSNambour, AustraliaContact: Matthew ReevesTaking people
- Moreton Group Rural HealthNew Town, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- Asylum Seeker CentreNewtown, AustraliaContact: Emily CummingNot yet recruiting
- Nepean Blue Mountains LHDPenrith, AustraliaContact: Emma PhillipsTaking people
- Hepatitis WAPerth, AustraliaContact: Alison LoriTaking people
- Next Step East PerthPerth, AustraliaContact: Shuan TanNot yet recruiting
- Next Step WarwickPerth, AustraliaContact: Michael CaoTaking people
- Peer Based Harm Reduction - PerthPerth, AustraliaContact: Julie Byrne-KingTaking people
- Next Step FremantlePerth, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- North and Mid North Coast LHDPort Macquarie, AustraliaContact: Alexandra WadeTaking people
- Walhallow Aboriginal CorporationQuirindi, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- Goulburn Valley Community HealthShepparton, AustraliaContact: Vinay MenonTaking people
- Primary Care ConnectShepparton, AustraliaContact: Lily SummersTaking people
- Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal CorporationSouth Grafton, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- Hepatitis NSWSydney, AustraliaContact: Kyle LeadbeatterTaking people
- Kirketon Road CentreSydney, AustraliaContact: Phillip ReadTaking people
- NSLHDSydney, AustraliaContact: Erica MartinTaking people
- NSW Users and AIDS AssociationSydney, AustraliaContact: Mary HarrodTaking people
- Prince of Wales HospitalSydney, AustraliaContact: Renier LagundyTaking people
- SESLHD Community and Mental Health POCT Allicance (SCAMPA)Sydney, AustraliaContact: Nathan McGarryTaking people
- SESLHD Drug HealthSydney, AustraliaContact: Arshman SahidTaking people
- Storr Liver Clinic (Westmead Hospital)Sydney, AustraliaContact: Kindness BondeziTaking people
- Sydney Local Health DistrictSydney, AustraliaContact: Sophie KingTaking people
- WSLHD Drug HealthSydney, AustraliaContact: Meryem JefferiesTaking people
- South West Sydney LHDSydney, AustraliaContact: David C Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- Murrumbidgee & Southern LHDWagga Wagga, AustraliaContact: Lauren CoelliTaking people
- Hunter New England LHDWaratah, AustraliaContact: Melanie KingslandTaking people
- Ethnic Communities Council of QueenslandWest End, AustraliaContact: Zhihong GuTaking people
- ISLHD Drug and Alcohol ServiceWollongong, AustraliaContact: Siyu QianTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorTrial details
- Who runs it
- Kirby Institute
- Trial code
- NCT05042544
- Record updated
- 28 September 2026
- Original description
The National Australian HCV Point-of-Care Testing Program will establish an observational cohort to evaluate whether scale-up of finger-stick point-of-care HCV testing increases diagnosis and treatment for HCV infection. Participants will be recruited from settings providing services to people with a risk factor for the acquisition of HCV infection (including drug treatment clinics, needle and syringe programs, homelessness settings, mental health services, prisons, and mobile outreach). Participants will attend a single visit to have their HCV RNA status tested and complete a self-administered survey. Participants will not receive treatment as a part of this study. Participants who are HCV RNA positive will be linked to standard of care.Read full original descriptionShow less
The National Australian HCV Point-of-Care Testing Program: An Observational Cohort Study to Evaluate the Use of Finger-stick Point-of-care Hepatitis C Testing to Enhance Diagnosis and Treatment of HCV Infection
The National Australian HCV Point-of-Care Testing Program will establish an observational cohort to evaluate whether scale-up of finger-stick point-of-care HCV testing increases diagnosis and treatment for HCV infection. Participants will be recruited from settings providing services to people with a risk factor for the acquisition of HCV infection (including drug treatment clinics, needle and syringe programs, homelessness settings, mental health services, prisons, and mobile outreach). Participants will attend a single visit to have their HCV RNA status tested and complete a self-administered survey. Participants will not receive treatment as a part of this study. Participants who are HCV RNA positive will be linked to standard of care.
Inclusion: Provided informed consent; ≥ 18 years of age; Have a risk factor for the acquisition of HCV infection (including current or past injecting drug use, previous incarceration, HIV infection, receiving blood products prior to 1990, having a tattoo or piercing in an unregulated environment, a needle-stick injury, or a mother with HCV); OR:; Are attending a service caring for people with risk factors for the acquisition of HCV infection (e.g. drug treatment clinics, needle and syringe programs, prisons, mobile outreach services, community health services, mental health services, and homelessness services).
Exclusion: Is unable or unwilling to provide informed consent or abide by the requirements of the study.