NCT00548041

Rapid HIV Testing Program in the Emergency Department

Pilot Study to Evaluate a Rapid HIV Testing Program in the Emergency Department

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Temple University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• HIV Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	HIV test by oral swab	Eligible subjects underwent rapid HIV testing by oral swab.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-04-01
• Primary completion: 2009-05-01
• Completion: 2009-05-01
• First posted: 2007-10-23
• Last updated: 2015-11-02
• Results posted: 2015-11-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States