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NCT Number: NCT01138878

HIV Testing in Non-traditional Settings Study

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.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV

Age range

16 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

(patient study only):

  • aged 16 - 65 and accessing relevant healthcare setting for care
  • able to consent to HIV test
  • able to provide adequate contact details
  • to complete written questionnaire: adequate written English
  • to participate in focus group discussion (pre-study group)/participate in semi-structured telephone interview (intra-study group): ability to provide fully informed consent

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)

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire

Other

Administration of written questionnaire to assess attitudes towards the introduction of routine HIV testing programmes to that healthcare setting

Focus group discussion

Other

FGD to explore attitudes within each group towards the introduction of routine HIV screening programmes in each medical setting

HIV test (serum or salivary)

Other

An HIV test offered to all 16-65 year olds (not known already to be HIV-positive) accessing the healthcare setting during the twelve week pilot period

Semi-structured telephone interview

Other

Telephone interview administered to patients offered an HIV test during the pilot period

Primary outcomes

  1. (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

  1. (2) Estimate of prevalence of undiagnosed HIV with risk factor/demographic assessment

    Time frame: At end of twelve week testing period

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust

Other

Collaborators

  • Department of Health, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
  • Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Trust
  • Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • King's College Hospital NHS Trust
  • Public Health England

Registry information

Acronym: HINTS

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jun 8, 2010
Registry last updated
Apr 12, 2012

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