Evaluation of Opt-Out Rapid HIV Testing in the Emergency Department

NCT00742898 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120000

Last updated 2009-09-15

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of performing opt-out rapid HIV screening in an urban, inner-city emergency department, as well as to evaluate its clinical efficiency, cost effectiveness, and patient and staff satisfaction.

Conditions

  • HIV Infections

Interventions

OTHER

Non-targeted opt-out rapid HIV screening

Experimental Arm: Integrated non-targeted opt-out rapid HIV screening Active Comparator Arm: Integrated diagnostic rapid HIV testing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Denver Health and Hospital Authority

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jason S. Haukoos, MD, MSc · Denver Health Medical Center

  • Emily Hopkins, MSPH · Denver Health Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-04-30
Completion
2009-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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