Effectiveness of needle/syringe programmes and opiate substitution therapy in preventing HCV transmission among people who inject drugs [Protocol]

L. PLATT ; J. REED ; S. MINOZZI ; P. VICKERMAN ; H. HAGAN ; C. FRENCH ; A. JORDAN ; L. DEGENHARDT ; V. HOPE ; S. HUTCHINSON ; L. MAHER ; N. PALMATEER ; A. TAYLOR ; M. HICKMAN | 2016
Dans Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (n°1, 2016) Article : Périodique

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: 1. To assess the impact of needle/syringe programmes with and without opiate substitution therapy (OST) on the incidence of HCV infection among people w[...]

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Impact of current and scaled-up levels of hepatitis C prevention and treatment interventions for people who inject drugs in three UK settings - what is required to achieve the WHO's HCV elimination targets?

Z. WARD ; L. PLATT ; S. SWEENEY ; V. D. HOPE ; L. MAHER ; S. HUTCHINSON ; N. PALMATEER ; J. SMITH ; N. CRAINE ; A. TAYLOR ; N. MARTIN ; R. AYRES ; J. DILLON ; M. HICKMAN ; P. VICKERMAN | 2018
Dans Addiction (Vol.113, n°9, September 2018) Article : Périodique

Aims: To estimate the impact of existing high-coverage needle and syringe provision (HCNSP, defined as obtaining more than one sterile needle and syringe per injection reported) and opioid substitution therapy (OST) on hepatitis C virus (HCV) tr[...]

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Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: Latest evidence of effectiveness from a systematic review (2011 to 2020)

N. PALMATEER ; V. HAMILL ; A. BERGENSTROM ; H. BLOOMFIELD ; L. GORDON ; J. STONE ; H. FRASER ; T. SEYLER ; Y. DUAN ; R. TRAN ; K. TRAYNER ; C. BIGGAM ; S. SMITH ; P. VICKERMAN ; M. HICKMAN ; S. HUTCHINSON | 2022
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.109, November 2022) Article : Périodique

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV remain prevalent among people who inject drugs (PWID) and transmission is usually associated with injecting risk behaviour (IRB). We update a 2011 review of reviews (RoR) to assess the latest evidence [...]

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Needle and syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing HCV transmission among people who inject drugs: findings from a Cochrane Review and meta-analysis

L. PLATT ; S. MINOZZI ; J. REED ; P. VICKERMAN ; H. HAGAN ; C. FRENCH ; A. JORDAN ; L. DEGENHARDT ; V. HOPE ; S. HUTCHINSON ; L. MAHER ; N. PALMATEER ; A. TAYLOR ; J. BRUNEAU ; M. HICKMAN | 2018
Dans Addiction (Vol.113, n°3, March 2018) Article : Périodique

Aims: To estimate the effects of needle and syringe programmes (NSP) and opioid substitution therapy (OST), alone or in combination, for preventing acquisition of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in people who inject drugs (PWID). Methods: Systematic re[...]

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Needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs [Intervention review]

L. PLATT ; S. MINOZZI ; J. REED ; P. VICKERMAN ; H. HAGAN ; C. FRENCH ; A. JORDAN ; L. DEGENHARDT ; V. HOPE ; S. HUTCHINSON ; L. MAHER ; N. PALMATEER ; A. TAYLOR ; J. BRUNEAU ; M. HICKMAN | 2017
Dans Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (n°9, 2017) Article : Périodique

Review question: We examine research on the effect of needle syringe programmes (NSP) and opioid substitution treatment (OST) in reducing the risk of becoming infected with the hepatitis C virus. Background: There are around 114.9 million peopl[...]

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