Rapid VL
Study period:Ongoing.
Optimizing HIV Viral Load Monitoring and Outcomes for High-Risk Populations- the RAPID-VL study is designed to test the comparative effectiveness of a health facility-level cluster-randomized, cross-sectional, ‘before-after’ trial of a multi-component intervention (“RAPID-VL intervention”) designed to improve the processes of HIV viral load testing in South Western Uganda. The study is recruiting 2400 HIV-infected persons attending HIV health facilities in Southwestern Uganda (1200 in study Phase 1 and 1200 in study Phase 2) in 20 HIV care clinics in Southwestern Ugandan region
Objectives
- Determine the comparative effectiveness of the RAPID-VL intervention on primary outcomes of: (1) VL ordering and (2) VL turn-around time
- Identify facilitators and barriers to implementation, and perceived utility of the RAPID-VL intervention from both the patient and clinician perspectives.
- Determine the costs, cost-effectiveness, and incremental change costs of the RAPID-VL intervention.
