Preventing Bacterial and Viral Infections Among Injection Drug Users

NCT01892358 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 252

Last updated 2020-06-09

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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 prevention counseling) among 350 injection drug users recruited during an acute medical hospitalization at Boston Medical Center. In the general hospital setting, injection drug users who otherwise might not seek care are accessible and teachable, and the presence of a drug-related illness can set the stage for patients to be more receptive to interventions2. We hypothesize that the Skin intervention will produce better outcomes at 1-, 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month(s) post-intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SKIN Intervention

OTHER

Treatment as Usual

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Butler Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-30
Primary Completion
2019-08-31
Completion
2020-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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