LUSTRUM Pre-trial Development Work

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  TITLE: Limiting Undetected Sexually Transmitted Infections to RedUce Morbidity: A qualitative exploratory approach to investigate the Accelerated Partner Therapy intervention in patients and health professionals (LUSTRUM Pre-trial Development Work)

• IRAS ID

  214890

• Contact name

  Paul Flowers

• Contact email

  P.Flowers@gcu.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Glasgow Caledonian University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 5 months, 10 days

• Research summary

  Partner notification (PN) can play an essential role in reducing transmission of STIs (including HIV) and related morbidity. Accelerated Partner Therapy (APT) advances traditional PN and treatment for STIs by reducing time needed to partner treatment. It employs a relatively novel approach in line with UK regulations and recommendations (Estcourt et al.,2012; Estcourt et al.,2015).
  LUSTRUM (Limiting Undetected Sexually Transmitted Infections to RedUce Morbidity) is a mixed methods research programme funded by NIHR that aims to improve the sexual health of heterosexual people and men who have sex with men (MSM) by preventing transmission of sexually transmitted infections and reducing undiagnosed HIV through implementing APT. The pre-trial development work outlined below involves four inter-related, sequential, qualitative studies, which form part of the wider research agenda of the LUSTRUM programme: 1) A Partner Typology Focus Group Study - “A new classification of sexual partnership types”; 2)“A focus group study on the use of a new classification of sexual partner types (partner typologies) in clinical practice”; 3) “Optimising the APT intervention Study”; and study 4) “Health professionals’ perceived barriers and enablers to implementing the Accelerated Partner Therapy (APT intervention)”. Studies will involve focus groups and one to one interviews with patients diagnosed with STIs in the last six months (young heterosexual men and women, aged 16-30 years old and men who have sex with men, aged 18-65 years old) and health professionals. Participants will be recruited from NHS clinics.

• REC name

  HSC REC B

• REC reference

  16/NI/0211

• Date of REC Opinion

  27 Sep 2016

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion