Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis C in Adult Children of Female Baby Boomers

July 16, 2019 updated by: University of Pennsylvania
The investigators aim to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C in the adult children of female baby boomers. During the years baby boomers were becoming pregnant, hepatitis C testing was either not available or was not standard of care. Because of this, participants' children may be unaware of participants' risk of hepatitis C.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Perelman Center For Advanced Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 72 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult children of women born between 1945-1965 who have or have had hepatitis C Women born between 1945-1965 who have or have had hepatitis C

Investigators will only be recruiting subjects who are black or white as hepatitis C is most common in these two populations. Using these populations maximizes the generalizability of our results. HCV is not only significantly less common among Asian women and women of other races, but these women also represent a minority of the patient population at Penn.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Mothers:

  • Born between 1/1/45-12/31/64
  • Black or white race
  • Active or prior infection with hepatitis C
  • Have at least one living adult child over the age of 18

Children:

  • ≥18 years of age
  • Born to mother with current or prior HCV infection, with likely timing of HCV acquisition prior to or during pregnancy
  • Mother gave informed consent for child to be approached for study participation

Exclusion Criteria:

Mothers:

- Unwilling to disclose hepatitis C status to children

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Mothers
Black or white mothers who have or have had hepatitis C and were born between 1945-1964. Participants must have at least one child over the age of 18.
Other: Eligibility Screening
Investigators will call eligible mothers to screen for the possibility that eligible mothers may have passed HCV on to adult children. Investigators will consent these mothers to contact the adult child(ren), as the child(ren) must be informed of the mother's HCV status, if not already known.
Adult Children
Adult children of Black or white mothers who have or have had hepatitis C and were born between 1945-1964. From speaking with these mothers, it must be possible that participants were exposed to hepatitis C virus while in the womb.
Diagnostic test: HCV test
Adult children will be invited to Penn or a Penn affiliate to have labwork, testing HCV antibody and HCV quant. If the quant comes back positive, investigators will also test genotype and fibrosure.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
HCV prevalence
Time Frame: Within 1 week of labwork at first study visit
Prevalence of HCV in adult children of female baby boomers who have or have had HCV
Within 1 week of labwork at first study visit

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Liver fibrosis
Time Frame: Within 2 weeks of diagnosis of HCV
Level of liver fibrosis (detected through fibrosure test) found in adult children diagnosed as HCV-positive
Within 2 weeks of diagnosis of HCV
HCV genotype
Time Frame: Within 6 weeks of diagnosis of HCV
HCV genotype for adult children diagnosed as HCV-positive
Within 6 weeks of diagnosis of HCV

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Collaborators

Gilead Sciences

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: David Goldberg, MD, MSCE, University of Pennsylvania

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 11, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 30, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2017

First Posted (Estimate)

February 1, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 17, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 16, 2019

Last Verified

July 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 826229

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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