N/A
N=4,855
Two Approaches to Routine HIV Testing in a Hospital Emergency Department
HIV Infections
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00502944 ↗Enrolled (actual)
4,855
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2012
Primary outcome: Primary: Linkage to Care of Newly Diagnosed HIV Infected Participants — 0; 7; 0; 4 participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Counselor-based HIV screening (Behavioral); Emergency staff member-based HIV screening (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Primary completion
- Jul 2008
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Linkage to Care of Newly Diagnosed HIV Infected Participants |
0; 7; 0; 4 | — |
| SECONDARY Overall Rapid HIV Testing Rate |
1382; 643 | <0.001 sig |
Summary
This study will compare the effectiveness of two different approaches to providing routine HIV counseling, testing, and referral services in an urban hospital emergency department setting.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Waiting to receive care in the Brigham and Women's Hospital emergency room
- English- or Spanish-speaking
- Enters the emergency room when an HIV counselor is available
Exclusion Criteria
- An estimated severity index score of 1 or 2 who have mechanical ventilation or are not deemed alert, awake, and oriented to person, place and time by the triage nurse
- HIV infected
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00502944). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.