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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Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

2

Butler Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02906