Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr John Richens
ORCID ID
Contact details
Centre for Sexual Health & HIV Research
The Mortimer Market Centre
Mortimer Market
London
WC1E 6AU
United Kingdom
jrichens@gum.ucl.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
G0300707
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
CASHI
Study hypothesis
To measure the effect of alternative interviewing methods for sexual health clinic attenders on health outcomes
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Three armed randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Screening
Patient information sheet
Condition
Sexual Health
Intervention
1. Computer Assisted Self-Interview (CASI)
2. Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI)
3. Pen and paper face-to-face interview
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
1. The proportion of patients having:
1.1. The standard Sexual Transmitted Infection (STI) screen
1.2. Standard plus Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing
1.3. Enhanced screening. Enhanced screening will be defined to be the standard screen plus either pharyngeal or rectal samples, or screening for hepatitis infections
2. The proportion of patients diagnosed with any STI
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/06/2005
Overall trial end date
03/08/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Male and female sexual health clinic attendees aged over 16
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
2292
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Under 16
2. Victim of sexual assault
3. Unable to understand English
Recruitment start date
01/06/2005
Recruitment end date
03/08/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Centre for Sexual Health & HIV Research
London
WC1E 6AU
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
University College London (UK)
Sponsor details
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom
jrichens@ucl.ac.uk
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Funder name
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK) G0300707
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2010 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20551234
Publication citations
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Results
Richens J, Copas A, Sadiq ST, Kingori P, McCarthy O, Jones V, Hay P, Miles K, Gilson R, Imrie J, Pakianathan M, A randomised controlled trial of computer-assisted interviewing in sexual health clinics., Sex Transm Infect, 2010, 86, 4, 310-314, doi: 10.1136/sti.2010.043422.