The National Australian HCV Point-of-Care Testing Program - HCV Antibody Testing Minimal Dataset
Key facts
- Where
- Adelaide, Beechina, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Hackney, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Townsville, and Woodford, AustraliaSee the 13 sites
Where in Australia
- South Australian Prison Health ServiceAdelaide, AustraliaContact: Tom TurnbullNot yet recruiting
- Acacia PrisonBeechina, AustraliaContact: Tahlia KinnaneTaking people
- Queensland Injectors Health Network LtdBowen Hills, AustraliaContact: David Silk, BScNo longer taking part
- West Moreton Hospital and Health ServiceBrisbane, AustraliaContact: Chris WallisTaking people
- Lotus Glen Correctional CentreCairns, AustraliaContact: Kerry WilliamsonTaking people
- ACT Justice HealthCanberra, AustraliaContact: Alex MisevNot yet recruiting
- Hepatitis South AustraliaHackney, AustraliaContact: Lisa CarterNot yet recruiting
- Tasmanian Prison ServiceHobart, AustraliaContact: Deborah SiddellNot yet recruiting
- St Vincent's Hospital MelbourneMelbourne, AustraliaContact: Alex ThompsonTaking people
- WA Department of JusticePerth, AustraliaContact: Holly BeasleyNot yet recruiting
- Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health NetworkSydney, AustraliaContact: Tracey BrownTaking people
- Townsville Correctional CentreTownsville, AustraliaContact: John MoreyNot yet recruiting
- Woodford Correctional CentreWoodford, AustraliaContact: Lyn CadmanTaking 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
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- Who runs it
- Kirby Institute
- Trial code
- NCT05713136
- Record updated
- 28 September 2026
- Original description
The goal of this observational study is to learn if offering a point-of-care screening test for exposure to the Hepatitis C virus, before providing a diagnostic test for Hepatitis C infection can increase testing, diagnosis and treatment in Adults. Participants will be recruited from settings that provide services to people with a risk factor for the acquisition of Hepatitis C viral infection. The main question it aims to answer is: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 - HCV Antibody Testing Minimal Dataset
The goal of this observational study is to learn if offering a point-of-care screening test for exposure to the Hepatitis C virus, before providing a diagnostic test for Hepatitis C infection can increase testing, diagnosis and treatment in Adults. Participants will be recruited from settings that provide services to people with a risk factor for the acquisition of Hepatitis C viral infection. The main question it aims to answer is:
What proportion of the participants that have been diagnosed with HCV infection have started treatment when their records are reviewed 12 weeks after diagnosis?
Participants will have one in-person visit where they will provide informed consent and receive a finger-prick rapid result test for Hepatitis C infection. Participants with no previous Hepatitis C infection will have a screening test to see if they have an immune reaction to Hepatitis C. Participants who know they have been infected with Hepatitis C in the past, and all participants with a positive screening test result will then be given a Hepatitis C diagnostic test at this visit.
No treatment is provided as a part of this study, participants who are diagnosed with Hepatitis C infection will be referred to testing locations standard of care for any additional clinical assessments and treatment initiation. A review of the participant's records will be made 12 weeks after their Hepatitis C result and their treatment data are gathered.
Inclusion: Provide informed consent; ≥ 18 years of age.
Exclusion: Is unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.