An interventional study of Rapid HIV testing and Referral for HIV testing in HIV, sponsored by Boston University. Not yet recruiting at 4 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-30.
Sponsored by Boston University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
This is a cluster randomized trial among dental clinics (n=4) to evaluate whether rapid HIV testing (RHT) during dental visits improves HIV testing rates compared to referral for laboratory HIV testing. Clinics will be randomized to either RHT or referral for HIV testing for a nine-month period - HIV testing will be offered to n\~6700 patients by \~ 15 dental providers (dentists and dental hygienists). Outcomes will be assessed using electronic health record reports (EHR), which will include the completion rates of HIV testing among dental patients (84 days after dental visit) and the frequency at which dental providers offer HIV testing (Upon completion of the 9-month testing period).
The objectives of this study are to:
Community health center:
Provider:
Patient:
Exclusion Criteria:
Patient:
Dental clinics randomized into this arm will offer Rapid HIV Testing at the patient's dental visit.
Other: Rapid HIV testing
Dental clinics randomized into this arm will offer a referral for HIV Testing during the patient's dental visit.
Other: Referral for HIV testing
At the designated sites for RHT, providers will offer RHT to patients as part of their dental routine care.
At the designated sites for HIV testing referral, providers will offer an HIV test referral to the affiliated CHC laboratory to patients as part of their dental routine care.
HIV Test Completed
The number of dental patients completing at least one HIV test within 84 days of their dental visit abstracted from the Electronic Health Records (EHR).
Time frame: 84 days
Sustainability
The number of dental patients completing at least one HIV test within 9 months of their dental visit abstracted from the Electronic Health Records (EHR).
Time frame: 9 months
Plan to share: No
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