Behavioral Science Aspects of Rapid Test Acceptance
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | HIV / AIDS, Hepatitis |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 10/14/2017 |
| Start Date: | May 2011 |
| End Date: | August 2014 |
The relevance of this research to public health is to make it possible to test for hepatitis
C and syphilis at point of care so that people will receive their results immediately instead
of requiring people to wait for at least a week to get their test results. This research will
make rapid tests for HIV available that can detect HIV infection earlier and are more
accurate than current tests available in the United States.
C and syphilis at point of care so that people will receive their results immediately instead
of requiring people to wait for at least a week to get their test results. This research will
make rapid tests for HIV available that can detect HIV infection earlier and are more
accurate than current tests available in the United States.
This application addresses "Studies to improve access and utilization of HIV counseling and
testing" for "HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related co-infections" such as "hepatitis C virus (HCV),
other sexually transmitted infections (STIs)" that are part of PA-07-307 Drug Abuse Aspects
of HIV/AIDS. The only rapid tests that are approved for use in the US currently are for HIV
infection. Tests for other conditions such as hepatitis C (HCV) and syphilis are in use in
other countries. In response to an Opportunity that the CDC published in the Federal
Register, there are now candidate rapid test kits for HCV and syphilis available for
experimental use in the US. Different combinations of rapid and standard tests will be
offered to participants in a four-arm trial to assess which tests are accepted by the
participants. Only a minority of clients at CBRS who have been offered the rapid test for HIV
have accepted it. Those who chose rapid HIV tests were more likely to be male, educated, gay,
young and White. They were less likely to be Black, or injection drug users. The proposed
study has the potential to have a significant impact upon screening for HIV, syphilis, and
HCV. Rapid tests have the potential to increase the receipt of test results, particularly
among groups that are less likely to return for their results using traditional testing. The
candidate tests are designed for Point of Care (either oral fluid and/or whole blood), and
thus will require real-time testing, so the trial will be able to evaluate both the accuracy
of the tests in settings of intended use and their acceptability to potential clients in
real-world situations.
testing" for "HIV/AIDS and AIDS-related co-infections" such as "hepatitis C virus (HCV),
other sexually transmitted infections (STIs)" that are part of PA-07-307 Drug Abuse Aspects
of HIV/AIDS. The only rapid tests that are approved for use in the US currently are for HIV
infection. Tests for other conditions such as hepatitis C (HCV) and syphilis are in use in
other countries. In response to an Opportunity that the CDC published in the Federal
Register, there are now candidate rapid test kits for HCV and syphilis available for
experimental use in the US. Different combinations of rapid and standard tests will be
offered to participants in a four-arm trial to assess which tests are accepted by the
participants. Only a minority of clients at CBRS who have been offered the rapid test for HIV
have accepted it. Those who chose rapid HIV tests were more likely to be male, educated, gay,
young and White. They were less likely to be Black, or injection drug users. The proposed
study has the potential to have a significant impact upon screening for HIV, syphilis, and
HCV. Rapid tests have the potential to increase the receipt of test results, particularly
among groups that are less likely to return for their results using traditional testing. The
candidate tests are designed for Point of Care (either oral fluid and/or whole blood), and
thus will require real-time testing, so the trial will be able to evaluate both the accuracy
of the tests in settings of intended use and their acceptability to potential clients in
real-world situations.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Over 17 years old
- Mentally stable
- Sober
- Able to understand English or Spanish
- At least one good vein for phlebotomy
- Member of Behavioral Risk Group
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