Simplifying Hepatitis C Pathways for People Who Inject Drugs in Armenia, Georgia, and Tanzania
Key facts
- Where
- Yerevan, ArmeniaSee the site
- Phase
- Early phase 1
Where in Armenia
- National Institute for Infectious DiseasesYerevan, ArmeniaContact: Dr. SargsyanTaking 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
- Médecins du Monde
- Trial code
- NCT06159504
- Record updated
- 9 October 2026
- Original description
The goal of this non-randomised, quasi-experimental, prospective comparative trial is to trial simplified care pathways for hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs in Armenia, Georgia, and Tanzania.Read full original descriptionShow less
Simplifying Hepatitis C Pathways for People Who Inject Drugs in Armenia, Georgia, and Tanzania (CUTTS HepC): a Non-randomised, Quasiexperimental, Prospective Comparative Trial
The goal of this non-randomised, quasi-experimental, prospective comparative trial is to trial simplified care pathways for hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs in Armenia, Georgia, and Tanzania.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. What is the feasibility of implementing a hepatitis C simplified care and same-day treatment care model in community and harm reduction settings in the three study countries? 2. Does a same-day treatment initiation model involving only POC antibody tests (with a shortened read-time) increase hepatitis C treatment uptake and SVR12 outcome (cure) among people who inject drugs compared with a simplified care model involving POC antibody followed by a confirmatory RNA test? 3. What is the comparative cost-effectiveness between a same-day antibody only hepatitis C testing and treatment model and the simplified care model (POC antibody/confirmatory RNA test) model?
Participants will:
* be enrolled in a new simplified model of care in each country (Arm 1). After the enrolment target is met for Arm 1 (approx. 3-9 months into implementation) new participants will be enrolled into a same-day treatment trial, using presumptive treatment after a reactive POC test result at shortened read-time (5minutes) (Arm 2) * if in Arm 1, participants will commence SOF-VEL DAA treatment after receiving an RNA test to confirm current hepatitis C infection. They will then continue along the treatment pathway, returning for RNA testing 4-16 weeks after SVR12 to determine cure. * if in Arm 2, participants will begin SOF-VEL DAA treatment on the same day as the 5 minute RDT testing. They will then continue along the treatment pathway, returning for RNA testing 4-16 weeks after SVR12 to determine cure.
Researchers will compare cure and participant retention rates between the two groups.
Inclusion: 18 years or older; Able and willing to provide informed consent in local language; Not currently on or previously had treatment for hepatitis C; Attending site for needle / syringe program, OR self-reports ever injecting drugs.
Exclusion: Unable / unwilling to stop any contraindicated medications / supplements; Self-reported history of decompensate cirrhosis of the liver; Self-report other significant co-morbidities such as uncontrolled HIV infection, history of renal dysfunction, tuberculosis infection, or chronic hepatitis B infection; Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.