Effect of Strategies for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in Colombia (HEPCSTRATEGY)
Effect of Strategic Purchasing of Antiviral Drugs and the Clinical Pathway for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in Colombia
Hepatitis C is a public health problem and the high cost of the Direct-Acting Antivirals (DAA) is one of the main limitations for treatment worldwide.
In Colombia, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection (MoHSP) has made progress in addressing Hepatitis C problem in order to control the infection and resolve barriers to access to medicines. One of the strategies implemented was the purchase of DAA, in association with the PAHO, and the instauration of the Clinical Pathway for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.
The implementation of the Clinical Pathway has required the integration of health care processes and the respective report in the health information systems, allowing a high level of control in the monitoring of the Hepatitis C and the subsequent generation of indicators. However, there is limited information on the effects of the strategic purchase and the instauration of the Clinical Pathway on the costs of care, clinical outcomes and the quality of health care for patients with Hepatitis C in Colombia.
The aim of this study is to establish the effect of strategic purchasing and the Clinical Pathway for the treatment of chronic Hepatitis C, in the clinical results, in the general costs and quality of health care of Hepatitis C patients in Colombia.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Detaljeret beskrivelse
A quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group will be performed, where there will be an intervention group and a control group formed naturally before the investigation. In order to reduce the possible selection bias due to the lack of randomization, the propensity score method will be used. 62 patients will be included in each arm.
An estimation and comparison of the direct costs of the care of patients with Hepatitis C, before and after the implementation of the strategic purchase and the Clinical Pathway will be made, using a "top to bottom" method.
A questionnaire will be applied to the patients of the intervention group in order to identify barriers and facilitators to Hepatitis C health care and patient satisfaction with health care process under the Clinical Pathway.
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Forventet)
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Antioquia
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Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Rekruttering
- Medicarte
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Kontakt:
- Natalia Duque, Msc
- E-mail: nduque@medicarte.com.co
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Underforsker:
- Julieth Gómez, Pharmacist
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients diagnosed with Chronic Hepatitis C confirmed by quantitative HCV RNA test
- Patient affiliated to the contributory system of one Health Promoting Enterprise from Colombia.
- Patients with prescription of pharmacological treatment for Hepatitis C.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with incomplete information in at least one of the following variables: fibrosis, cirrhosis (if applicable), antiviral drug.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Sundhedstjenesteforskning
- Tildeling: Ikke-randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Sekventiel tildeling
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Health care under the strategic purchase-Clinical pathway
Health care under the strategic purchase and the Clinical pathway for the treatment of chronic Hepatitis C
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1) purchase of DAA by the MoHSP; 2) diagnosis of the patient (confirmed by quantitative HCV RNA test); 2) prescription of the treatment by a specialist in internal medicine, hepatology or Infectious disease; 3) daily supervised drug administration by a nurse or weekly treatment dispensing by pharmacist; 4) Pharmaceutical Care (includes: consultation with pharmacist at weeks 0, 4, week of the end of treatment (8, 12 or 24) and week of evaluation of effectiveness (week 12 or 24 after the end of treatment); health education and administrative support.
In case of identifying any Drug-related Problem, the respective pharmaceutical intervention was made.
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Aktiv komparator: Usual care process prior strategic purchase-clinical pathway
Usual care process prior to the establishment of the strategic purchase and the Clinical Pathway
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1) diagnosis of the patient (confirmed by quantitative HCV RNA test); 2) prescription of the treatment by a specialist in hepatology; 3) weekly treatment dispensing by pharmacist; 4) patient use; 5) Pharmaceutical Care (includes: consultation with pharmacist at weeks 0, 4, 8, week of the end of treatment (12 or 24) and week of evaluation of effectiveness (week 12 or 24 after the end of treatment); health education and administrative support).
In case of identifying any Drug-related problem, the respective pharmaceutical intervention was made.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Access to treatment
Tidsramme: 2 months
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Proportion of patients who initiates treatment, in comparison with the total number of patients with indication of treatment (confirmed diagnosis and prescription of treatment).
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2 months
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Opportunity at the start of treatment
Tidsramme: 2 months
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The difference in days between the date of the first prescription of the antiviral treatment and the start date.
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2 months
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Effectiveness
Tidsramme: 6 months
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Proportion of treated patients that achieved Sustained Virological Response (SVR), that is, undetectable HCV viral load (lower than the Lower Quantification Limit -LL-), 12 weeks after the end of the DAA therapy (SVR12) or 24 weeks after the end of treatment for the schemes that include interferon (SVR24)
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6 months
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Drug-related problem
Tidsramme: 6 months
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Proportion of patients who initiated treatment and who presented at least one Drug-Related Problem registered in the clinical history, database and / or pharmacovigilance reports.
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6 months
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Mónica Ledezma, Msc, Universidad de Antioquia
- Studieleder: Pedro Amariles, PhD, Universidad de Antioquia
- Studiestol: Andrea Salazar, PhD, Universidad de Antioquia
Publikationer og nyttige links
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse (Forventet)
Studieafslutning (Forventet)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
- Sygdomme i fordøjelsessystemet
- RNA-virusinfektioner
- Virussygdomme
- Infektioner
- Blodbårne infektioner
- Overførbare sygdomme
- Leversygdomme
- Flaviviridae infektioner
- Hepatitis, viral, menneskelig
- Enterovirus infektioner
- Picornaviridae infektioner
- Hepatitis, kronisk
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C, kronisk
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- Universidad de Antioquia
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