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Table 1 Main characteristics of the studies included in meta-analysis

From: Efficacy and safety of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir for hepatitis C among drug users: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Study design

Study period

Publication type

Region

Setting

Regimen

Duration (weeks)

Daily dose of LDV/SOF

Akiyama et al. [33]

Randomized trial

NA

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa

Multi-center

LDV/SOF

NA

NA

Akiyama et al.[34]

Randomized trial

2013.10–2017.4

Full-length

New York

Multi-center

LDV/SOF

4/8/12

NA

Gayam et al. [23]

Retrospective cohort study

2016.1–2017.12

Full-length

America

Multi-center

LDV/SOF ± RBV

NA

NA

Alimohammadi et al. [24]

Retrospective study

2015.9–2019.2

Full-length

Canada

Multi-center

LDV/SOF

NA

NA

Coffin et al. [25]

Two-arm randomized trial

2015–2017

Full-length

San Francisco

Single-center

LDV/SOF

8

80/400 mg

Schütz et al.[26]

Observational study

2015.9–2016.9

Full-length

Austria

Multi-center

LDV/SOF

8

90/400 mg

Øvrehus et al.[27]

Randomized trial

2015.4–2016.4

Full-length

Denmark

Single-center

LDV/SOF/RBV ± PEG

4

90/400 mg

Trabut et al. [28]

Retrospective case–control study

NA

Full-length

French

Multi-center

LDV/SOF ± RBV

8/12

NA

Grebely et al.[29]

Randomized trial

2012.10–2016.5

Full-length

6 Study locations

Multi-center

LDV/SOF ± RBV

8/12/24

90/400 mg

Morris et al. [30]

Observational study

2016.3–2017.2

Full-length

Australia

Single-center

LDV/SOF

8/12/24

NA

Read et al. [31]

Observational cohort study

2015–2017

Full-length

Australia

Single-center

LDV/SOF

8/12/24

NA

Grebely et al. [32]

Randomized trial

2013.11–2014.4

Full-length

88 study locations

Multi-center

LDV/SOF ± RBV

8/12/24

90/400 mg