ENABLE-Imperial
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Unlinked, anonymous seroprevalence survey of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV amoungst adult attendees at Emergency Departments in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ENABLE-Imperial)
IRAS ID
221523
Contact name
Ashley Brown
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Imperial College London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 19 days
Research summary
Blood born viruses (BBV)such as HIV, hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV)) are considered to be a major public health issue and are associated with significant chronic morbidity and mortality. In the case of viral hepatitis, the WHO has recently issued a call for global elimination. In the UK it is estimated that over 50% of cases remain undiagnosed, highlighting the importance of scaling-up of screening in order to achieve this ambitious goal. The emergency department (ED) provides an important interface with patients, a number of whom are marginalised, where BBV screening can be performed. \n\nUnlinked anonymous testing (UAT) of surplus blood, taken for other means, is an important method used in public health surveillance. The aim of this study is to perform UAT from remnant blood samples of patients attending the ED at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT).
REC name
South West - Central Bristol Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/SW/0096
Date of REC Opinion
10 Apr 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion