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Dried blood spot testing in UK prisons

Cluster randomised controlled trial of dried blood spot testing in UK prisons

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN05628482
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2011-05-18
Start date
2011-04-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Blood borne virus infection [Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)] Infections and Infestations

Interventions

1. Dried blood spot testing (DBS) for blood borne viral infection 2. Comparing DBS against standard venepuncture based testing 3. The planned intervention is the opt-in offer of DBS testing for blood

Sponsors

Public Health Wales (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Five UK prisons - all inmates offered intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in blood borne viral diagnostic testing rate in prisons with introduction of DBS—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Epidemiological data on prison disease prevalence for ongoing mathematical modelling research—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026