Drug Use, Hepatitis C, HIV
Conditions
Keywords
Brief intervention, Rapid testing
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBrief motivational intervention
A 20-30 minute motivational based discussion
Sponsors
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Rhode Island Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The agreement of the participant to be tested for HIV and hepatitis C | Within four hours of being consented into the study | We will measure the acceptance of free rapid testing for HIV and hepatitis C among the intervention and control groups |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Identifying risky sexual behaviors of study participants | Within four hours of being consented into the study | 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. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed