HIV
Conditions
Keywords
linkage to care, point of care diagnostics, point of care CD4, HIV care cascade, Kenya
Brief summary
Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess Accuracy, Feasibility, Acceptability, Cost Effectiveness and Impact of Point of Care CD4 Testing on HIV Diagnosis, Linkage to Care and Time to Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation among HIV Infected Patients in Rural Western Kenya.
Interventions
DEVICEPoint of care CD4 device (Alere PIMA)
for persons testing + with home-based HIV testing using Kenya's two rapid test algorithm, intervention arm participants received point of care CD4 testing followed by counseling on results which included their treatment eligibility
Sponsors
Kenya Medical Research Institute
United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
adults living in the study catchment area (Gem Village, Nyanza province Western Kenya) served by one of 23 HIV clinics and 3 referral labs * Not having received HIV care in prior 6 months if known HIV+
Exclusion criteria
* current HIV care or HIV care within last six months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Linkage to HIV care | Within six months from date of study enrollment | As ascertained from clinic charts |
| ART initiation | Within six months from date of study enrollment | As ascertained from clinic charts |
Countries
Kenya
Outcome results
None listed