Evaluation of Free STI Testing Pilot Projects in Lucerne and Zurich, Switzerland
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age16+
SponsorUniversity of Zurich
About this trial
The main goal of the observational study is to evaluate participants' satisfaction with free HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and counselling offered by the cities of Lucerne and Zurich, Switzerland to young people and people with low incomes. Counselling and testing can be accessed without participating in the study arm of the project.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
taking part in the pilot programmes
understand the study information
16 years of age or older
Disqualifiers
not eligible for the pilot programmes
not understanding the study information
less than 16 years old
Trial population
People living in the cities of Lucerne and Zurich, and fullfilling the eligibility criterias of the city programmes either in age or level of income.
Trial design
Design model
Ecologic or community
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
1,800 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: Participants in municipal free HIV and STI counselling and testing pilot programmes
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Participants' satisfaction (study-specific satisfaction scale)
Participants' satisfaction is measured as the proportion of participants who "agree" or "strongly agree" with satisfaction statements in the post-visit questionnaire. 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree); higher scores indicate greater agreement, thus higher satisfaction.
Time frame
3 yearsSecondary outcomes
1
Service capacity/utilisation
Number of completed voluntary counselling and testing visits recorded per month across participating sites.
Time frame
3 years2
Access timeliness
Median number of days between booking date and appointment date for VCT visits
Time frame
3 years3
Workload healthcare providers
Healthcare provider workload assessed via a short survey measuring perceived workload and time burden, assessed using a standardised Likert-type scale (1-5); higher scores indicate greater perceived workload.
Time frame
3 years4
Count diagnosed HIV/STI cases
Number of newly diagnosed HIV and STI cases identified through the free voluntary counselling and testing visits across participating sites per reporting period.
Time frame
3 yearsLocations
Sponsors and contacts
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University of Zurich
Lead sponsor
Checkpoint Zurich
Collaborator
Checkpoint Lucerne
Collaborator
Test-In Zurich
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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