HIV Testing in Non-traditional Settings Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 6,350
- Locations
- 4
- Primary Endpoint
- (1) Feasibility of delivering opt-out HIV testing in ED/ACU/OPD/Primary Care setting
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Surveillance data suggests that approximately one third of the 82 000 HIV infected adults in the UK remain undiagnosed - that is, they are living with the infection but do not know this. The majority of HIV testing in the UK to date has taken place in sexual health clinics and in antenatal care. Published National guidelines advocate routine HIV testing of 16-65 year olds in more general healthcare settings in parts of the country with relatively high rates of HIV (more than 2 per thousand individuals diagnosed locally). The HINTS Study investigates the utility, feasibility and acceptability, to patients and staff, of offering routine HIV testing in four general medical settings, all set in areas of high HIV prevalence. The settings comprise: Primary Care, Outpatients, an Acute Care Unit and an Emergency Department.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Time Perspective
- Cross Sectional
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 16 Years to 65 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- •known HIV positive
- •unable to provide adequate contact details
- •unable to provide consent (to HIV test and/or participation in questionnaire/focus group/semi-structured interview studies)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
(1) Feasibility of delivering opt-out HIV testing in ED/ACU/OPD/Primary Care setting
Time Frame: At end of twelve week testing period at each site
Secondary Outcomes
- (2) Estimate of prevalence of undiagnosed HIV with risk factor/demographic assessment(At end of twelve week testing period)