International Journal of STD & AIDS > Volume 19, Number 12 > Pp. 870

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Letters to the Editor

Accelerated partner therapy

Sir: We thank Drs Shivisankar, Challenor and Ekanayaka^1,2 for their acknowledgement of the importance of our ongoing Medical Research Council-funded study on Accelerated Partner Therapy³ as a novel intervention for rapid partner notification in the UK setting. However, we wish to point out that it is an exploratory trial and not a randomized controlled trial (RCT) as stated in their article. The data obtained will provide important evidence on which to base future UK recommendations for partner notification practice, as the authors suggest, and will provide robust estimates of effect for a subsequent RCT.

C S Estcourt, L J Sutcliffe  on behalf of the APT Study Investigators

Centre of Infectious Disease, Blizzard Building, 4 Newark Street, Whitechapel, London E1 2AT, UK

Correspondence to: Ms L Sutcliffe Email: l.j.sutcliffe{at}qmul.ac.uk

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1. Shivasankar S, Challenor R, Ekanayaka R. Patient-delivered partner therapy in the UK: what do patients think? Int J STD AIDS 2008;19:433–6[Abstract/Free Full Text]
2. Shivasankar S, Challenor R. Patient-delivered partner therapy in the UK: what do the professionals think? Int J STD AIDS 2008;19:437–40[Abstract/Free Full Text]
3. National Institute for Health Research. APT study: can accelerated partner therapy (APT) improve outcomes of partners? UKCRN ID 2564. See https://portal.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/Portfolio.aspx (last accessed 28 August 2008)

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