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The Feasibility of Using a General Health Screen to Increase HIV Testing in Community Pharmacies

NCT01751100 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2015-05-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if offering a general health screening tailored towards high-risk groups (African immigrants, injection drug users (IDUs), and minority men who have sex with men (MSM)) will increase human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, counseling, and linkage acceptance rates in community pharmacies.

Conditions

  • HIV Infections

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

HIV Test Offer

HIV education and counseling from a trained Research Assistant and offering of a free rapid, oral HIV test

BEHAVIORAL

General Health Screen Offer

A Research Assistant (RA) will provide health education on diabetes, hypertension, and HIV. The RA will then offer free blood pressure check, blood glucose measuring, rapid Hepatitis C (HCV) test, and a free, rapid oral HIV test.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • North Bronx Healthcare Network

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yvette Calderon, MD, MS · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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