| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Hepatitiden
USA. COMPA Members Use Telemedicine in Clinical Trial to Assess Hepatitis C Management in Methadone-Maintained Patients
USA. COMPA Members Use Telemedicine in Clinical Trial to Assess Hepatitis C Management in Methadone-Maintained Patients
Twelve opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in New York State are participating in a $7 million clinical trial integrating treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients taking methadone. The clinical trial, “Comparison of Telemedicine to Usual Care for HCV Management for Methadone-maintained Individuals,” being carried out at the University at Buffalo (UB), is aimed at showing how telemedicine can be useful in treating these and other patients. The Patient-Centers Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) provided the funding and the telecommunications technology to the university. (ATForum, USA, 11.10.2019)