Development of an RT-qPCR-based method for HIV viral load testing
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development of an RT-qPCR-based method for HIV viral load testing
IRAS ID
223026
Contact name
Henry M Staines
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
St George's University of London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 18 days
Research summary
Approximately 36 million people are currently living with HIV, and nearly half of them are receiving chronic antiretroviral therapy (ART). The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has committed to achieving the 90-90-90 treatment targets by 2020, whereby 90% of people living with HIV know their HIV status, 90% of people with diagnosed HIV infection receive sustained ART, and 90% of people receiving ART have viral load suppression. To achieve these targets, innovative solutions will be required. One such solution is the development of cheap, robust, easy to use, rapid, point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics for routine HIV viral load testing, which is seen as an effective way of monitoring patients on ART. The aim of this project is to develop an HIV viral load assay for future integration into a PoC test.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - South Yorkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/YH/0077
Date of REC Opinion
6 Mar 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion