Increasing Viral Testing in the Emergency Department

Phase 3CompletedNCT01419899

Rhode Island Hospital398 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if a brief intervention delivered to emergency department patients increases the uptake of rapid HIV and hepatitis C testing in comparison to no brief intervention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

398

Conditions

Drug Use HIV Hepatitis C

Interventions

Brief motivational interventionBEHAVIORAL

A 20-30 minute motivational based discussion

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 64 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Emergency department patient. * Does not know HIV or hepatitis C status. * Has an ASSIST V3 score that indicates recent illicit and/or prescription drug use. * Fluency in English or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * Critically ill or injured. * Homicidal and/or suicidal intention. * Age \< 18 years or \> 64 years. * Does not speak English or Spanish.

Locations (1)

Rhode Island Hospital Emergency Department

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The agreement of the participant to be tested for HIV and hepatitis C

We will measure the acceptance of free rapid testing for HIV and hepatitis C among the intervention and control groups

Time frame: Within four hours of being consented into the study

Secondary Outcomes

Identifying risky sexual behaviors of study participants

Identify factors that influence the relationship of BI and risk assessment vs. risk assessment alone on uptake of combined HIV and hepatitis C screening in the ED.

Time frame: Within four hours of being consented into the study

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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