LUSTRUM

LUSTRUM Limiting Undetected Sexually Transmitted Infections to Reduce Morbidity

(2016-2021)

Around half a million STIs are diagnosed in the UK each year causing significant morbidity and rising health care costs. Sexual health services are under considerable pressure and are failing to meet demand. Almost 20% of all HIV infections are undiagnosed despite widely available testing. More effective prevention of transmission and detection of undiagnosed HIV would confer considerable health gains.

LUSTRUM aims to improve the sexual health of heterosexual people and men who have sex with men by preventing transmission of STIs and reducing undiagnosed HIV. This five year mixed methods programme unites multidisciplinary experts from eight academic and NHS institutions. The central component is a definitive cluster RCT of APT, a new form of rapid testing and treatment of sex partners of people with chlamydia, UK’s most commonly reported STI.