Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Inpatient Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) in Uganda
Lead Sponsor:
Makerere University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions:
HIV
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study compared the effectiveness of inpatient routine VCT to referral for post-discharge VCT in terms of the number of new HIV infections identified, linkage to care for HIV infected individuals ...
Detailed Description
Ambulatory HIV voluntary testing and counseling (VCT) has become a mainstay of HIV prevention and linkage to care efforts. Despite expansion of these services in sub-Saharan Africa, most individuals a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age over 18 years
- Undocumented HIV status
- Fluency in Luganda or English
- Residence within 20 kilometers of Mulago Hospital
- Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Patients with altered mental status or who are too ill to participate in the consent process
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
500 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00972192
Start Date
February 1 2004
End Date
March 1 2008
Last Update
September 4 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Mulago Hospital
Kampala, Uganda