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Universal Test and Connect for HIV Service Delivery in South Africa

NCT06408142 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2000

Last updated 2026-01-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Emergency Department
  • South Africa

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

HIV testing

Point of Care HIV testing universally regardless of risk factors

OTHER

In-depth interview

In-depth interviews of providers using Normalization Process Theory semi-structured interview guide to assess provider perspectives of PrEP delivery in the ED

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Johns Hopkins University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bhakti Hansoti, MD · Johns Hopkins University

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-19
Primary Completion
2027-12-01
Completion
2027-12-01

Countries

  • South Africa

Study Locations

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