This study explores whether offering follow-up counseling and referral over the phone after using a home-based HIV test increases rates of ever and repeat testing, compared with home-based testing with no follow-up (HBST alone) or mailing reminders for clinic-based testing.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
65
A standard home-based HIV test kit, fit with a Bluetooth low energy beacon to allow remote monitoring.
A standard home-based HIV test kit.
Letters reminding patients to get tested at a free clinic location
Brown University School of Public Health
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Number of Participants Who Received HIV Testing
Count of the number of participants who reported receiving HIV testing.
Time frame: Up to 28 weeks
Number of Participants Who Reported Having Been Referred for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Count of the number of participants who reported receiving a referral for pre-exposure prophylaxis from a counselor or medical professional.
Time frame: Up to 28 weeks
Number of Participants Who Reported Having Actually Received a Prescription for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Count of the number of participants who reported actually having received a prescription for pre-exposure prophylaxis after having been referred by a medical professional.
Time frame: Up to 28 weeks
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