Rapid HIV Testing Program in the Emergency Department

Temple University

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV Infections

Treatments: Other: HIV test by oral swab

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00548041

11007 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of a rapid HIV testing program in the Temple University Hospital(TUH)Emergency Department. We hypothesize that a rapid HIV testing program in the TUH Emergency Department is feasible. Patients presenting to the Adult TUH Emergency Department with certain conditions will be offered rapid HIV testing. Testing will be performed by oral swab using the OraQuick Advance test. Patients will receive post-test counseling.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

One of the following conditions:

• Sexually transmitted disease evaluation or prior history of sexually transmitted disease
• Pregnancy
• Clinical condition that suggests possible immunodeficiency
• History of illicit drug use
• History of chronic viral hepatitis
• Patients with unexplained pneumonia or recurrent pneumonia
• Male patients who have a history of sex with men
• Abdominal pain in a sexually active woman or urethritis in a man
• Trauma.
• Age 18 years old or older.

Exclusion criteria

• Age less than 18 years.
• None of the above conditions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

Rapid HIV Tested

Other group

Description:

Subjects have HIV testing by oral swab performed.

Treatment:

Other: HIV test by oral swab