HIV Testing in Non-traditional Settings Study (HINTS)

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust

Status

Completed

Conditions

HIV

Treatments

Other: Focus Group Discussion

Other: Questionnaire

Other: Semi-structured telephone interview

Other: HIV test (serum or salivary)

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01138878

1.4

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment

6,350 patients

Sex

All

Ages

16 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

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)

Trial design

6,350 participants in 4 patient groups

Patient pre-study group

Description:

A set of all 16-65 yr olds (not know already to be HIV-positive) accessing the healthcare setting prior to the introduction of the HIV testing pilot programme

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire

Other: Focus Group Discussion

Staff pre-study group

Description:

A set of staff working within the healthcare setting prior to the introduction of the HIV screening programme

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire

Other: Focus Group Discussion

Patient intra-study group

Description:

A set of patients, aged 16-65 and known not to be HIV-positive, who access the healthcare setting during the HIV testing pilot programme