Status:
COMPLETED
HIV Testing in the Emergency Department at Baystate Medical Center: A Pilot Program
Lead Sponsor:
Baystate Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Massachusetts Department of Health
Conditions:
HIV Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Background Recently, the CDC issued recommendations calling for HIV screening for patients aged 13-64, when the individual accesses the health care system. For many patients, the emergency department ...
Detailed Description
I. Background Recently, CDC issued recommendations calling for HIV screening for patients aged 13-64, when the individual accesses the health care system 1. For many patients, especially those without...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Emergency department patients aged 18 years or older, appropriate for HIV testing will be identified by the HIV health educator.
- Patients who are not otherwise occupied and who are not known to be HIV+ will be approached for consent to the study and for rapid HIV testing.
Exclusion
- None.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
1087 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00987194
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
March 1 2010
Last Update
July 14 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01199