Dried blood spot test could revolutionize virus screening in drug users
NCT ID NCT05390424
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to see if a dried blood spot test can effectively screen drug users for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and AIDS. Researchers will enroll 500 former or active drug users. The goal is to find a simpler way to detect these infections in a hard-to-reach population.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Former or active intravenous and/or nasal drug user * Person on opiate substitution therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Person with known active viral infection(s)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aides Region Normandie
RECRUITINGRouen, 76000, France
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Caarud Sud Manche
RECRUITINGAvranches, 50300, France
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Chu Rouen
RECRUITINGRouen, 76031, France
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Csapa Act
RECRUITINGElbeuf, 76500, France
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Csapa Barentin
RECRUITINGBarentin, 76360, France
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Csapa Caux Et Bray
RECRUITINGYvetot, 76190, France
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Csapa Gisors
RECRUITINGGisors, 27140, France
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Csapa Nautilia
RECRUITINGLe Havre, 76600, France
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Csapa Pont-Audemer
RECRUITINGPont-Audemer, 27504, France
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Csapa-Caarud La Boussole
RECRUITINGRouen, 76000, France
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Oeuvre Normande Des Meres
RECRUITINGDieppe, 76200, France
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