Actively Recruiting
Universal Test and Connect for HIV Service Delivery in South Africa
Led by Johns Hopkins University · Updated on 2026-01-30
2000
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
97 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
J
Johns Hopkins University
Lead Sponsor
D
Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this study is to determine how many patients with HIV or at high risk of getting HIV attend the Emergency Department (ED) in South Africa (SA). The investigators will integrate HIV assessment in the ED and see how many people who would be a candidate for a drug that prevents HIV (PrEP). Universal test and connect (UTC) is a strategy that universally tests all patients and connects patients to long-term care, whether HIV positive or negative, including referrals for PrEP. The investigator's goal is to use UTC across two busy 24-hr EDs in Cape Town, SA.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Universal Test and Connect for HIV Service Delivery in South Africa
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients attending the Emergency Department
- Age 12 years or older in South Africa
- For those in the PrEP choice trial, must meet PrEP eligibility and have no contraindications (no kidney disease, no acute HIV symptoms, not currently taking PrEP)
- Nurses, physicians, or advanced practice providers regularly working in the Emergency Department at a study site
- Consent to recorded in-depth interview and/or survey using Normalization Process Theory
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to provide written informed consent due to depressed consciousness (e.g., head trauma, alcohol/substance abuse) or critical illness (emergent triage score)
- Do not speak English, Afrikaans, or Xhosa
- Providers already interviewed at both clinical sites
- Providers who do not consent to interview or survey
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Gugulethu Community Health Centre
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
David Rudolph, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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