CHIPS+
Research type
Research Study
Full title
CHIPS+: Optimising the health of young people with HIV in their transition from paediatric to adult care
IRAS ID
178987
Contact name
Ali Judd
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
MRC CTU at UCL
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 5 months, 31 days
Research summary
For young people who acquired HIV perinatally or in early life (hereafter referred to as PHIV), the process of transition from paediatric to adult care is key to shaping ongoing and future HIV care engagement as well as short to medium-term health outcomes. We propose an observational cohort study to address the following research questions:
1. What are the health outcomes of PHIV after transition to adult care in the UK/Ireland? Do these outcomes differ by the type of adult clinic: (i) standard adult HIV clinics, mostly based in Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) /sexual health clinics, versus (ii) specialised young persons’ clinics?
2. What factors shape PHIV care engagement after transition?We aim to study 1500 participants aged 15 years and above, the large majority will have been followed-up as part of the national Collaborative HIV Paediatric Study (CHIPS), throughout their time in paediatric HIV care. This study will enable their continued follow-up after transition to adult services.
Summary of study results:
There are no study results available from CHIPS+ at present. There is ongoing linkage of young people in CHIPS+ to NHS Digital. This data will be analysed in the future which will give information on cancers and deaths in this cohort of young people.
REC name
West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/WM/0279
Date of REC Opinion
31 Aug 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion