HIV Testing and Brief Alcohol Intervention for Young Drinkers in the Emergency Department

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol Consumption; Sexual Risk Behaviors
• Interventions: Behavioral: Counseling intervention with rapid HIV testing

• Registration Number: NCT01573065
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a brief counseling intervention coupled with rapid HIV testing was feasible and effective at decreasing alcohol consumption and sexual risk behaviors among young, unhealthy drinkers presenting to the Emergency Department.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-03
• Primary Completion: 2010-05
• Study Completion: 2011-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-04-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-04-04
• Study First Posted: 2012-04-06
• Status Verified: 2012-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-08-09
• Last Update Posted: 2012-08-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 85

Inclusion Criteria

• 18-40 years old;
• engaged in at least one sexual risk behavior in past 90 days;
• alcohol consumption greater than NIAAA guidelines for at-risk drinking;
• unknown or negative HIV status and willing to be tested;
• able to provide contact information for follow-up;
• able to provide written informed consent.

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Exclusion Criteria

• known HIV positive status;
• medically or psychiatrically unstable.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Single arm	Counseling intervention with rapid HIV testing	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility	baseline and 2 month follow-up	number of patients enrolled and retained at 2 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Alcohol consumption	baseline vs. 2 month follow-up	As assessed by the Time Line Follow Back, change in alcohol consumption.
Sexual risk behaviors	baseline vs. 2 month follow-up	As assessed by an adapted HIV Risk Behaviors Scale, change in sexual risk behaviors.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yale New Haven Hospital Emergency Deparmtment; 🇺🇸 New Haven, Connecticut, United States