An Effective Alternative to the Standard Referral System for HIV Testing in the ED
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 408
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- HIV testing rates in ED patients offered video-assisted informed consent off-hours versus those referred to an HIV counselor the next business day.
研究概览
简要总结
To compare HIV testing rates in ED patients offered video-assisted informed consent off-hours versus those referred to an HIV counselor the next business day.
详细描述
ED-based HIV counseling and testing (C&T) is in its early stages of development. Most urban ED patients requesting or requiring HIV testing are referred to C&T sites that are usually available only during regular business hours. Patient compliance with these referrals has been disappointing.
To improve ED access to HIV testing, we developed a video alternative to in-person pre-test counseling to provide the fundamental elements of the counseling. The video was based on the educational elements required by the New York State Department of Health (DOH) for HIV pre-test counseling. In a previous study, we demonstrated that the educational video performed as well as live counselors in conveying the information needed for inner city ED patients to consent to HIV testing. The present study was designed to compare HIV testing rates in ED patients offered video-assisted informed consent for HIV testing versus the standard referral for live C&T the next business day.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Factorial
- 主要目的
- Educational Counseling Training
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •All patients 18 years and older were approached while waiting for ED provider.
排除标准
- •Patients who were clinically unstable
- •Unable to understand the consent process
- •Had been HIV tested within 6 months and were informed of the result, or had a confirmed diagnosis of HIV were excluded from the study.
结局指标
主要结局
HIV testing rates in ED patients offered video-assisted informed consent off-hours versus those referred to an HIV counselor the next business day.
次要结局
- Comparing return rates for HIV results in both groups.
