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Brief Intervention to Reduce STDs in ER Drug Users

NCT01379599 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1030

Last updated 2016-12-20

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Summary

The goal of the proposed project is to determine the effectiveness of a brief motivational intervention among Emergency Department (ED) patients who use cocaine and/or heroin to prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) by comparing cumulative incidence and frequency of safe sex behavior between intervention and standard voluntary counseling, testing and referral to substance abuse treatment (control) groups over a one year follow-up period.

Conditions

  • Sexually Transmitted Infection

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

brief motivation intervention

Brief motivation intervention consisting of brief psychosocial counseling (20 minutes at the time of an ER visit)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Edward Bernstein, MD · Boston Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
54 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2009-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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