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New push to bring hepatitis c treatment to drug clinics

NCT ID NCT03685045

Disease control Sponsor: Kirby Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
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Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
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Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This project aims to make hepatitis C testing and treatment easier for people who visit drug treatment clinics and needle exchange programs. Researchers will work with clinics across New South Wales, Australia, to help more people start treatment. The study includes up to 6,000 adults with a history of injecting drug use.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 6,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2018

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Participant has voluntarily signed the informed consent form; * 18 years of age or older; * History of injecting drug use\*; * Recent injecting drug use (previous six months) or currently receiving OST\*. * These criteria will not apply for recruitment from residential rehabilitation centres Exclusion Criteria: * Nil

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hepatitis C virus infection

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Hepatitis C

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    25 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Biala City Community Health Centre

    RECRUITING

    Brisbane, Queensland, 4034, Australia

  • Blacktown Methadone Management Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Blacktown, New South Wales, 2148, Australia

  • Campbelltown Drug Health Services

    RECRUITING

    Campbelltown, New South Wales, 2560, Australia

  • Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation & Advocacy (CAHMA)

    RECRUITING

    Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2617, Australia

  • Central Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA)

    RECRUITING

    Stepney, South Australia, 5069, Australia

  • HNELHD Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services Cessnock

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Cessnock, New South Wales, 2325, Australia

  • HNELHD Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services Newcastle

    RECRUITING

    Newcastle, New South Wales, 2300, Australia

  • HNELHD Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services Tamworth

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Tamworth, New South Wales, 2340, Australia

  • HNELHD Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services Taree

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Taree, New South Wales, 2430, Australia

  • Lawrence Avenue Methadone Program (LAMP)

    RECRUITING

    Nowra, New South Wales, 2541, Australia

  • Liverpool Opioid Treatment Program

    RECRUITING

    Liverpool, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

  • MNCLHD Coffs Harbour Alcohol and Other Drug Services

    RECRUITING

    Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, 2450, Australia

  • MNCLHD Kempsey Alcohol and Other Drug Services

    RECRUITING

    Kempsey, New South Wales, 2440, Australia

  • MNCLHD Port Macquarie Alcohol and Other Drug Services

    RECRUITING

    Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444, Australia

  • NBMLHD Drug & Alcohol Services Katoomba

    COMPLETED

    Katoomba, New South Wales, 2780, Australia

  • NBMLHD Drug & Alcohol Services Lithgow

    COMPLETED

    Lithgow, New South Wales, 2790, Australia

  • NNSWLHD Grafton Alcohol and Other Drug Services

    RECRUITING

    Grafton, New South Wales, 2460, Australia

  • NNSWLHD Lismore (Riverlands) Alcohol and Other Drug Services

    RECRUITING

    Lismore, New South Wales, 2480, Australia

  • NNSWLHD Tweed Heads Alcohol and Other Drug Services

    RECRUITING

    Tweed Heads, New South Wales, 2485, Australia

  • NSLHD Brookvale Community Health Centre

    RECRUITING

    Brookvale, New South Wales, 2100, Australia

  • NSLHD Herbert Street Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Saint Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia

  • Next Step East Perth

    RECRUITING

    Perth, Western Australia, 6004, Australia

  • Next Step Fremantle

    RECRUITING

    Fremantle, Western Australia, 6160, Australia

  • Next Step Joondalup

    RECRUITING

    Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027, Australia

  • Northern Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA)

    RECRUITING

    Elizabeth, South Australia, 5112, Australia

  • Queensland Injectors Health Network (QuIHN)

    COMPLETED

    Kirwan, Queensland, 4817, Australia

  • Rankin Court Treatment Centre

    RECRUITING

    Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia

  • The Orana Centre

    RECRUITING

    Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500, Australia

  • Townsville Sexual Health Services, North Ward Health Campus

    COMPLETED

    Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia

  • WSLHD Fleet Street Drug Health OST Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Parramatta, New South Wales, 2150, Australia

  • WSLHD Mount Druitt Drug Health OST Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Mount Druitt, New South Wales, 2770, Australia

  • Youthlink

    RECRUITING

    Cairns, Queensland, 4870, Australia

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