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'Test n Treat (TnT)': a cluster-randomised feasibility trial of frequent, rapid-testing and same-day, on-site treatment to reduce rates of chlamydia in high-risk further education college students: statistical analysis plan.

Rachel Phillips, Pippa Oakeshott, Sarah Kerry-Barnard, Fiona Reid

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Trial report in Trials, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel PhillipsSchool of Population Health & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK. r.phillips@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3634-7845
Pippa OakeshottPopulation Health Research Institute St George's, University of London, London, UK.
Sarah Kerry-BarnardPopulation Health Research Institute St George's, University of London, London, UK.
Fiona ReidSchool of Population Health & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
King's College London · GBSt George's, University of London · GB

Funding

Department of Health PB-PG-1014-35007Research for Patient Benefit Programme PB-PG-1014-35007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in ethnically diverse, sexually active students aged 16-24 years attending London further education (FE) colleges. However, uptake of chlamydia screening remains low. The TnT study aims to assess the feasibility of conducting a future trial in FE colleges to investigate if frequent, rapid, on-site testing and treatment (TnT) reduces chlamydia rates. This article presents the statistical analysis plan for the main study publication as approved and signed off by the Trial Management Group prior to the first data extraction for the final report. METHODS/

designTnT is a cluster-randomised feasibility trial conducted over 7 months with parallel qualitative and economic assessments. Colleges will be randomly allocated into the intervention (TnT) or the control group (no TnT). Six FE colleges in London will be included. At each college for 2 days, 80 consecutive sexually active students aged 16-24 years (total 480 students across all six colleges) will be recruited from public areas and asked to provide baseline samples. One and 4 months after recruitment intervention colleges will be visited on two consecutive days by the TnT team where participating students will be texted and invited to come for same-day, on-site, rapid chlamydia testing and, if positive, treatment. Participants in the control colleges will receive 'thank you' texts 1 and 4 months after recruitment. Seven months after recruitment, participants from both groups will be invited to complete questionnaires and provide samples for TnT. All samples will be tested, and same-day treatment offered to participants with positive results. Key feasibility outcomes include: recruitment rates, testing and treatment uptake rates (at 1 and 4 months) and follow-up rates (at 7 months).

trial registrationISRCTN 58038795 . Registered on 31 August 2016.

Indexed as

Bacteriological TechniquesSexual BehaviorStudent Health ServicesAdolescentChlamydia InfectionsData Interpretation, StatisticalFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicPatient SatisfactionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsFeasibility studyFurther education collegesRandomised controlled trialRapid chlamydia testsScreeningStatistical analysis planTest n treatYoung people

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PMID29871668
PMCPMC5989377
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