Status:
COMPLETED
Preventing Bacterial and Viral Infections Among Injection Drug Users
Lead Sponsor:
Butler Hospital
Conditions:
Bacterial Infection
HIV
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
We propose a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the Skin intervention, compared to an assessment-only condition (both groups receive rapid HIV testing, a review of testing results, and brief HIV pre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or older
- report injection of heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine (meth) on at least three different days in the week prior to admission
- have injected heroin, cocaine, or meth for at least three months
- positive urine screen for heroin, cocaine, or meth
Exclusion
- currently psychotic (e.g., responding to internal stimuli through observed hallucinations or delusions), homicidal or suicidal
- cannot provide informed consent
- not able to complete interviews in English (expected to exclude \<5% of IDUs)
- in police custody, expecting incarceration
- unable to provide names and contact information for at least two verifiable locator persons who will know where to find them for retention/follow-up purposes
- plan to move out of the Boston area in the next 12 months.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
252 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01892358
Start Date
September 1 2013
End Date
January 1 2020
Last Update
June 9 2020
Active Locations (2)
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1
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
2
Butler Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906