Status:
COMPLETED
Two Approaches to Routine HIV Testing in a Hospital Emergency Department
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
HIV Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study was initially designed to compare the effectiveness of two different approaches to providing routine HIV counseling, testing, and referral services in an urban hospital emergency department...
Detailed Description
About 25% of HIV infected people do not know that they are infected. These people lack medical care that could prolong their lives and access to counseling services that could prevent further spread o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
- 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
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
1651 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01258582
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
January 1 2010
Last Update
June 13 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115