Data collection
fatigue
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Participants were evaluated prior to HCV treatment and EOT12 to record their health status, including fatigue level according to the FSS-9 score, sociodemographic data, current drug use, blood samples, transient elastography, and clinical examination. The health assessments were conducted by specialized research nurses in close collaboration with the clinics’ consultants in addiction medicine and infectious diseases. A medical team followed up with those who did not meet the criteria for inclusion in the study. Data from the health assessments prior to and after HCV treatment were defined as the study’s baseline and EOT12 (endpoint), respectively.