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HIV Infections#AwareHIVNCT05225493

HIV Indicator Diseases in Hospital and Primary Care

An observational study of HIV Infections and Primary Health Care, run by Erasmus Medical Center at 1 site in Netherlands.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Patients are frequently evaluated by physicians for medical work-up of HIV indicator conditions in hospital and in primary care at the general practitioner. Testing for HIV is indicated with HIV indicator disorder but often omitted in clinical work-up. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Peer to peer feedback and HIV rapid test
How many people
1,500 participants
Where
1 siteNetherlands
Study dates
1 Jan 2020to May 2024
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Medical specialists, general practitioners and their patients aged 18 years and older in the participating hospitals and primary care who present there with an HIV indicator condition.

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of an HIV indicator conditions.

Who cannot join

  • Below 18 years of age
  • Recent HIV test (< 12 months, except for mononucleosis-like disease and STDs)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Casper Rokx, MD PhD contact

+31681336328

c.rokx@erasmusmc.nl

Netherlands1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Carlijn CCE Jordans

    Rotterdam, South Holland, 3015GD

    Carlijn C Jordans, PhD, +31634304279, c.jordans@erasmusmc.nl

    Maartje M Wagemaker, RN, +31631145074, m.wagemaker@erasmusmc.nl

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Supporting Health Care Professionals in Hospital and Primary Care to Promote Adequate HIV Risk and Indicator Condition Driven Testing in Routine Care.

Patients are frequently evaluated by physicians for medical work-up of HIV indicator conditions in hospital and in primary care at the general practitioner. Testing for HIV is indicated with HIV indicator disorder but often omitted in clinical work-up. Besides the fact that HIV testing is forgotten, there are other reasons such as an underestimation of the risk of HIV in the event of indicator disorders, stigma and difficulties in discussing the test with a patient. Also and more relevant for primary care than for the hospital, practical challenges can exist for a patient to go to a laboratory, or costs are a hurdle.

This project focuses on improving HIV indicator condition driven testing in different settings of the HIV epidemic, initially in the Netherlands as low HIV prevalence setting followed by an assessment of its benefit in different international settings. A specific focus will also be on the Rotterdam area in the Netherlands which has a high prevalence of undiagnosed HIV in the Netherlands. The ultimate aim is to decrease the number of undiagnosed HIV in populations, improve the 90-90-90 HIV cascade of care goals particularly its first pillar, and to help supporting the UNAIDS goal to end HIV/AIDS

Being tested
Peer to peer feedback, HIV rapid test
Keywords
General Practitioner, Medical Specialist, HIV indicator condition, HIV risk group, AIDS
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral, Herpes Zoster, Dermatitis, Seborrheic, Pneumonia, Infectious Mononucleosis, Psoriasis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Peer to peer feedbackBehavioural

    HIV experts contact non-HIV specialised treating physicians on individual patient care to recommend HIV testing

  • HIV rapid testDiagnostic test

    Free HIV rapid tests are provided to non-HIV specialised treating physicians to use in individual patient care in patients at risk of HIV

Study groups in NCT05225493
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
HospitalMedical specialists in hospitals and their patients aged 18 years and older in the participating hospitals who are diagnosed there with an HIV indicator condition.
Receives: Behavioral: Peer to peer feedback
Primary careGeneral practitioners and their patients aged 18 years and older in the participating general practices who are diagnosed there with an HIV indicator condition.
Receives: Behavioral: Peer to peer feedback; Diagnostic Test: HIV rapid test

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The number of adequately performed HIV tests of identified HIV indicator conditions in relation to the total number of identified HIV indicator conditions by physicians in hospital settings during the project.

    Measured: 3 year

  2. The number of adequately performed HIV tests of identified HIV indicator conditions in relation to the total number of identified HIV indicator conditions by general practitioners in primary care during the project.

    Measured: 3 year

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. The number of positive HIV tests in relation to the total number of HIV tests for identified HIV indicator conditions.

    Measured: 3 year

  2. The percentage of adequately HIV tested patients per HIV indicator condition and per medical specialism.

    Measured: 31 year

  3. The prevalence of HIV indicator conditions in primary care and hospitals.

    Measured: 3 year

  4. The incidence of HIV indicator conditions in primary care and hospitals.

    Measured: 3 year

  5. A sensitive and specific supervised artificial Intelligence tool that recognizes risk factors for HIV and HIV indicator conditions through natural language processing (NLP) and supports the hospital and primary care in proactive HIV testing policies.

    Measured: 3 year

  6. Acceptance of HIV testing in by patients, medical specialist and in primary care.

    Assessed by questionnaire

    Measured: 3 year

  7. The costs of pro-active HIV indicator case finding and relation to the savings and QALY's gained

    Costs of the program in relation to the savings in costs and QALY's lost as a consequence of earlier HIV diagnosis with subsequent prevented HIV transmission, AIDS comorbidity and hospital admissions.

    Measured: 3 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Feb 2022
  2. Study start1 Jan 2020
  3. Primary completionMay 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMay 2024 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
1,500 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05225493
Sponsor's protocol ID
MEC-2021-0277
Acronym
#AwareHIV
Status last verified
Jan 2022
First submitted
17 Jan 2022
Last updated
4 Feb 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: Available upon reasonable request

Publications

  • Jordans CCE, Niemantsverdriet-Rokx L, Struik JL, van der Waal EC, van der Voorn PVJM, Bakker N, Verbon A, Bindels PJE, Rokx C. Implementing HIV teams to improve HIV indicator condition-guided testing in general practitioner centers in the Netherlands. BMC Prim Care. 2024 Dec 27;25(1):440. doi: 10.1186/s12875-024-02666-0.

    PubMed 39731054

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of HIV Infections and Primary Health Care, run by Erasmus Medical Center at 1 site in Netherlands.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Feb 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Netherlands. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Casper Rokx, MD PhD (+31681336328, c.rokx@erasmusmc.nl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The number of adequately performed HIV tests of identified HIV indicator conditions in relation to the total number of identified HIV indicator conditions by physicians in hospital settings during the project. (time frame: 3 year). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05225493, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Feb 2022.

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