| Literature DB >> 28819570 |
Erik J Groessl1,2, Lin Liu1,2, Marisa Sklar1,2, Samuel B Ho1,2.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Psychiatric or substance use disorders are barriers to successful HCV antiviral treatment. In a randomized, controlled trial (RCT), the effects of HCV Integrated Care (IC) for increasing treatment rates and sustained viral response (SVR) were studied with direct acting antivirals (DAA).Entities:
Year: 2017 PMID: 28819570 PMCID: PMC5551521 DOI: 10.1155/2017/5834182
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Hepatol
Figure 1Patient enrollment and randomization.
Patient characteristics.
| Total | Integrated Care | Usual Care |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||||
| Age | Mean (SD) | 55.7 (8.4) | 54.0 (8.7) | 57.4 (7.7) | 0.01 |
| BMI | Mean (SD) | 28.8 (5.5) | 29.0 (5.8) | 28.6 (5.3) | 0.79 |
| Gender | Male | 75 (94.9) | 37 (92.5) | 38 (97.4) | 0.62 |
| Race/ethnicity | African American or Black | 19 (24.1) | 7 (17.5) | 12 (30.8) | 0.36 |
| White | 47 (59.5) | 25 (62.5) | 22 (56.4) | ||
| Native American | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.6) | ||
| Hispanic | 11 (13.9) | 7 (17.5) | 4 (10.3) | ||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0) | ||
| Marital status | Single | 20 (25.3) | 11 (27.5) | 9 (23.1) | 0.69 |
| Married or widowed | 25 (31.6) | 11 (27.5) | 14 (35.9) | ||
| Separated or divorced | 33 (41.8) | 18 (45.0) | 15 (38.5) | ||
| Missing | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.6) | ||
| Education | Grades 1 to 8 | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.6) | 0.61 |
| Grades 9 to 11 | 4 (5.1) | 2 (5.0) | 2 (5.1) | ||
| High school/GED | 18 (22.8) | 12 (30.0) | 6 (15.4) | ||
| Some college | 43 (54.4) | 21 (52.5) | 22 (56.4) | ||
| College grad | 6 (7.6) | 2 (5.0) | 4 (10.2) | ||
| Post-grad | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.6) | ||
| Missing | 6 (7.6) | 3 (7.5) | 3 (7.7) | ||
| Employment | Full- and part-time | 9 (11.4) | 4 (10.0) | 5 (12.8) | 0.92 |
| Unemployed | 28 (35.4) | 13 (32.5) | 15 (38.5) | ||
| Disabled | 29 (36.7) | 15 (37.5) | 14 (35.9) | ||
| Retired or volunteer | 11 (13.9) | 7 (17.5) | 4 (10.2) | ||
| Missing | 2 (2.5) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (2.6) | ||
| Homeless in last 5 years | Negative | 38 (48.1) | 18 (45.0) | 20 (51.3) | 0.51 |
| Positive | 33 (41.8) | 19 (47.5) | 14 (35.9) | ||
| Missing | 8 (10.1) | 3 (7.5) | 5 (12.8) | ||
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| Clinical characteristics | |||||
| Primary genotype | Type 1 | 62 (78.5) | 29 (72.5) | 33 (84.6) | 0.27 |
| Types 2, 3, and 4 | 17 (21.5) | 11 (27.5) | 6 (15.4) | ||
| Fibrosis level | Mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.8) | 2.1 (1.8) | 2.3 (1.9) | 0.84 |
| Prior liver biopsy | 36 (45.6) | 18 (45) | 18 (46.2) | 0.99 | |
| Biopsy after enrollment | 18 (22.8) | 8 (20) | 10 (25.6) | 0.60 | |
| Prior HCV treatment | 14 (17.7) | 7 (17.5) | 7 (17.9) | 0.96 | |
| Prior psychiatric illness | 50 (63.3) | 27 (67.5) | 23 (59) | 0.49 | |
| Prior substance abuse | 37 (46.8) | 19 (47.5) | 18 (46.2) | 0.99 | |
| Other prior comorbidity | 34 (43%) | 16 (40%) | 18 (46.2) | 0.65 | |
| Number of comorbid disorders | Mean (SD) | 0.59 (0.81) | 0.6 (0.9) | 0.59 (0.72) | 0.73 |
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| Eligibility screen measures | |||||
| Depression (BDI) screena | Negative | 22 (27.8) | 14 (35.0) | 8 (20.5) | 0.21 |
| Positive | 56 (70.9) | 26 (65.0) | 30 (78.9) | ||
| Missing | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.6) | ||
| Depression (BDI score) | Mean (SD) | 15.5 (9.2) | 15.4 (9.5) | 15.7 (9.0) | 0.96 |
| PTSD risk screenb | Positive | 36 (53.7) | 21 (56.8) | 18 (52.9) | 0.81 |
| Alcohol (AUDIT-C) screenc | Positive | 15 (19.0) | 7 (17.5) | 8 (20.5) | 0.78 |
| AUDIT-C screen score | Mean (SD) | 1.5 (2.9) | 1.4 (2.5) | 1.7 (3.2) | 0.83 |
| Active drug use screend | Positive | 13 (16.5) | 5 (12.5) | 8 (20.5) | 0.38 |
| Active alcohol risk | Positive | 25 (31.6) | 12 (30.0) | 13 (33.3) | 0.81 |
aBDI screen positive score includes scores ≥ 10; bVA Primary Care PTSD screen score ≥ 3; cAUDIT-C screen positive score ≥ 4 at baseline; dself-reported active drug use and/or positive urine toxicology in 6 months prior to baseline (excluding marijuana).
Figure 2Antiviral treatment initiation over time in Integrated Care (IC) versus Usual Care (UC) groups.
Figure 3Cumulative probability of treatment initiation by intervention group over time (months). Patients are censored at end of study follow-up. ne = number of events (treatment initiation).
Adverse event outcomes.
| Integrated Care | Usual Care |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalization events/patient | 0.35 (0.83) | 0.31 (0.80) | 0.81 |
| Number of hospital days/patient | |||
| Subjects with hospital eventa | 14.3 (23.6) | 11.5 (9.01) | 0.65 |
| All subjectsb | 2.85 (11.6) | 1.77 (5.32) | 0.82 |
| Number of ER visits/patient | 0.78 (1.12) | 0.74 (1.29) | 0.71 |
| Number of deaths, | 1 (2.5) | 3 (7.7) | 0.36 |
a14 (8 IC and 6 UC) subjects with hospitalization events; bnumber of hospital days is 0 for subjects without hospitalization event; IC = Integrated Care; UC = Usual Care.
(a) Association between time to treatment initiation and intervention group
| Variables | Hazard ratio | 95% confidence interval |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention group, IC | 1.88 | (0.82, 4.27) | 0.13 |
| Age | 0.95 | (0.92, 0.99) | 0.01 |
| Genotype (type 2, 3, and 4 versus type 1) | 3.24 | (1.43, 7.37) | 0.01 |
(b) Association between SVR and intervention group
| Variables | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval |
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| Intervention group, IC | 2.91 | (0.92, 9.27) | 0.07 |
IC = Integrated Care; †UC = Usual Care.