The MotivateC Project – How it works
Who can take part in Motivate C?
People with hep C infection may be able to take part in the Motivate C project if they:
- have been previously diagnosed with hep C (by a blood test)
- are over 18 years old
- have a Medicare card
- haven’t received hep C treatment in the past 6 months
Steps of the project
STEP 1
- You can self-register for this study by texting ‘Register’ to 0483909999 or by clicking the ‘Register Now’ button
- This will initiate a series of SMS messages
- There will be questions to confirm the suitability of the study for you
- A randomised incentive amount will be generated and displayed in the SMS
- If you agree to proceed you can respond ‘YES’. You will then be contacted by a project navigator
STEP 2
- The project navigator will contact you on your phone number
- The navigator will confirm suitability of the study to you and check that you consent to
proceed.
STEP 3
- You will need to organise a confirmatory hep C blood test. For this, you can either:
- nominate a GP of your choice or
- be allocated a bulk-billing GP from our list of Motivate C GPs
STEP 4
- Your navigator will need to see your hep C test results over a video call
- Once the test results are sighted, you will receive a $105 payment for your time via your choice of a physical or digital debit card
STEP 5
- The GP will provide a prescription for Hep C treatment, if you are suitable for treatment
- You can take the prescription to any pharmacy. (You will need to make the regular Medicare co-payment ($30 or $7.30 if you have a concession card).
- The navigator will then organise to see your dispensed hep C treatment bottle over a video call
- Once sighted, you will receive the randomised incentive amount via your choice of a physical or digital debit card
- Your navigator will organise further phone calls with you as needed
STEP 6
- For most people, treatment will be tablets taken each day for 8 weeks. Your GP will tell you if you need longer treatment
- You will need to see your GP again one to three months after you finish treatment. Your navigator will send you a reminder
- Your GP will organise for you to have another blood test to check that your hep C
has been cured - If you are eligible for any other payments, you will be told in advance what you need
to do qualify