Royal Free HIV Cohort Study (RFHCS)
The RFHCS is a prospective study of over 7,000 individuals attending the Royal Free Hospital in London, England, for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care since 1991. Routine data collected during patients' attendance at the Ian Charleson Day Centre at the hospital is collated to form the cohort. Research questions relating to diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, management, and experience of individuals living with HIV are addressed using data from the cohort. Participnats are followed up via routinely collected data.
Study design
Cohort - clinical
Number of participants at first data collection
7,000 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1991
Primary Institutions
University College London (UCL) (Academic, United Kingdom)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Royal Free Charity (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
