Syphilis Video Tool to Promote Knowledge and Testing in the ED

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Syphilis
• Interventions: Other: 'educational video'

• Registration Number: NCT00552539
• Lead Sponsor: Jacobi Medical Center

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine whether the "Syphilis and Men" educational video can be a useful tool to increase syphilis knowledge and testing among English and Spanish-speaking urgent care and emergency department patients, regardless of various self-reported characteristics that increase their risk for syphilis infection.

Detailed Description

A randomized four-group intervention-control Solomon design was implemented with Group 1 participants receiving a pre-test survey, the educational video intervention, and a post-test survey; Group 2 the pre-test and post-test surveys; Group 3 the video intervention and a post-test survey; and Group 4 the post-test survey. This design was selected to assess the effect of the video in increasing syphilis knowledge while controlling for the influence of the pre-test instrument in potentially sensitizing participants to key facts. A computer-generated randomization list was created and used to assign patients to groups.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-06
• Study Completion: 2006-08
• Status Verified: 2007-10
• Study First Submitted: 2007-10-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-10-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-10-31
• Study First Posted: 2007-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 2007-11-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients aged 18-55 years of age were eligible only if they spoke English or Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients were excluded if clinically unstable, unarousable, hearing impaired or visually impaired despite corrected lens.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
3	'educational video'	educational video and post test survey
1	'educational video'	pre test survey, educational video, post test survey

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome was the score on a 10-question measure designed to assess knowledge attained from the educational video.	20 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A secondary outcome was the decision to be tested for syphilis.	20 minutes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jacobi Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Bronx, New York, United States