NCT02355080

A Bundled Rapid HIV/HCV Testing Intervention to Increase Receipt of Test Results

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 134 (actual)
• Sponsor: Columbia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled clinical trial in which adults receiving drug abuse treatment will be recruited to participate in a HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) testing study. The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of two HIV/HCV testing strategies on increasing receipt of test results: (1) on-site bundled rapid HIV/HCV testing (i.e., joint offer of HIV and HCV at the point of encounter), and (2) standard of care for HIV and HCV testing.

Detailed description

This is a randomized controlled clinical trial in which adults receiving drug abuse treatment will be recruited to participate in a HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) testing study. The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of two HIV/HCV testing strategies on increasing receipt of test results: (1) on-site bundled rapid HIV/HCV testing (i.e., joint offer of HIV and HCV at the point of encounter), and (2) standard of care for HIV and HCV testing. Secondary outcomes include linkage to care and HIV and HCV risk behaviors. Participants will complete a baseline assessment to report their demographics, sexual risk behaviors, drug-using risk behaviors, utilization of drug abuse treatment services and will be randomized to one of two groups. At one-month post-randomization, participants will complete a follow-up assessment to determine whether or not they received their HIV or HCV test results. At three months post-randomization, participants will complete a follow-up assessment to assess linkage to care and changes, if any, in their HIV and HCV sexual risk behaviors.

Conditions

• Substance-related Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	On-site bundled rapid HIV/HCV testing	Participants will be offered bundled on-site rapid HIV and HCV testing with post-test counseling that addresses both sexual and drug use risk reduction, and linkage to care.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard of care (SOC)	Participants will receive the SOC for HIV and HCV testing at the study sites.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-04-01
• Primary completion: 2017-07-01
• Completion: 2017-07-01
• First posted: 2015-02-04
• Last updated: 2018-02-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States