- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03252483
Integrating HIV and Hepatitis C Screening in an Urban Emergency Department
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate Feasibility of Bundled HCV/HIV Rapid Screening
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The high prevalence of HIV and HCV co-infection, similarity in testing strategies, and interrelated risk factors suggest a practical overlap in integrating screening services. This integration could effectively utilize existing resources and infrastructure to address both epidemics and facilitate the linkage of HCV-infected individuals to care.
The objective of this study was to integrate rapid HCV testing into a well-established HIV testing and counseling program to evaluate the effect of rapid bundled screening on HIV test acceptance rate. Secondary outcomes include HCV test acceptance, identification of newly diagnosed HCV- and HIV-positive patients, HCV knowledge, risk assessment, and refusal reasons.
The two-armed, randomized controlled trial was conducted at Jacobi Medical Center, a Level 1 trauma and tertiary care center located in the Bronx, New York. Upon recruitment, all participants completed questionnaires that included demographic information, HCV risk assessment, and HCV knowledge questions. Participants were randomized either to the control arm or the intervention arm. The control arm was offered HIV testing only and the intervention arm was offered HIV testing concurrently with HCV testing (bundled HIV/HCV screening).
Sample size was determined using the following parameters: 1) 80% power; 2) significance level of 0.05; 3) two-sided significant test; and 4) 10% difference between groups on the acceptance of HIV testing. Using these parameters, a sample of 227 in each group was needed to test the primary outcome: acceptance of an integrated screening program for HIV and HCV infection. Groups of at least 333 were used to allow for drop-outs and protocol violations.
Patients were recruited from the adult Emergency Department (ED) at Jacobi Medical Center. Recruitment took place during a six-month period from December 2012 to May 2013, and 478 patients were enrolled in the study.
Research Assistants were trained as Public Health Advocates to perform HIV and HCV testing and counseling. The Public Health Advocates approached eligible patients in the ED and followed a script to ask patients if they were interested in participating in a study through which they would be offered free screenings recommended for their general health. Patients who refused the offer of the HIV and/or HCV tests completed a test-refusal questionnaire. All enrolled participants completed a questionnaire including demographic information, HCV risk assessment, and HCV knowledge.
After providing verbal consent, participants were randomized to either an HIV test only group (control) or a bundled HIV/HCV test group (intervention). Randomization was performed by an independent statistician who used a computer generated allocation schedule. Randomization assignments were placed in sealed opaque envelopes that were opened sequentially after verbal consent was obtained for the study.
Those randomized to the control group were offered only an HIV test, and those randomized to the intervention group were offered both HCV and HIV tests. The OraQuick® HCV Rapid Antibody Test was employed as a rapid blood fingerstick test for HCV antibodies. The OraQuick Rapid Antibody Test Advance® HIV-1/2 Antibody test was used to test for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies in oral fluid. Both point-of-care tests provide results in 20 minutes.
A Public Health Advocate delivered the test(s) results to the patient and conducted post-test counseling. In the case of a preliminary positive result on either test, the Public Health Advocate informed the patient and the patient's provider and scheduled a follow up appointment for the patient.
Data was recorded in an electronic database using Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA). Data obtained from subjects were entered using unique subject numbers, without specific identifiers. Acceptance rates for HIV testing in experimental and intervention arms was compared using chi square with fisher's exact derived confidence intervals. Stata statistical software was used to tabulate participant demographics and testing frequencies for HIV, HCV, or both.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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New York
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The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
- Jacobi Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults 18 years of age or older
- Speak English or Spanish
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to consent
- Medically unstable as determined by healthcare provider
- Does not speak English or Spanish
- Known HIV and/or HCV positive
- Already tested for HIV and/or HCV within past 6 months
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Screening
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: HIV Only
Those randomized to the control group were offered only an HIV test.
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Participants were randomized to an HIV-only screening group as a control comparator.
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Experimental: Bundled HCV/HIV
Those randomized to the intervention group were offered both HCV and HIV test.s
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Participants were randomized to a bundled HIV/HCV test group (intervention) to evaluate whether integrating HIV and HCV rapid screening would adversely impact HIV test acceptance.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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HIV Test Acceptance
Time Frame: Through study completion, 6 months
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Participant agreement to test for HIV with a rapid Oraquick oral swab
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Through study completion, 6 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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HCV Test Acceptance
Time Frame: Through study completion, 6 months
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Participant agreement to test for HCV with a rapid Orasure fingerstick
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Through study completion, 6 months
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HIV and HCV Incidence
Time Frame: Through study completion, 6 months
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Diagnoses of either infection
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Through study completion, 6 months
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HCV Knowledge and Risk
Time Frame: Through study completion, 6 months
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As assessed from a knowledge and risk assessment questionnaire distributed to each participant
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Through study completion, 6 months
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Test Refusals
Time Frame: Through study completion, 6 months
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Reasons for refusal of either HIV or HCV tests
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Through study completion, 6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Study Chair: Jason Leider, MD, PhD, FACP, Jacobi Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Digestive System Diseases
- RNA Virus Infections
- Virus Diseases
- Infections
- Blood-Borne Infections
- Communicable Diseases
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Lentivirus Infections
- Retroviridae Infections
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
- Immune System Diseases
- Liver Diseases
- Flaviviridae Infections
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human
- Enterovirus Infections
- Picornaviridae Infections
- Slow Virus Diseases
- HIV Infections
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis C
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Coinfection
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2012-491
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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