NCT00809445

Rapid HIV Testing and Counseling in Drug Abuse Treatment

HIV Rapid Testing and Counseling in Drug Abuse Treatment Programs in the U.S.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,281 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Miami · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled clinical trial in which adults receiving drug abuse treatment will be recruited to participate in a multi-center HIV testing and counseling study. The purpose of this study is to assess the relative effectiveness of three HIV testing strategies on increasing receipt of test results: (1) on-site HIV rapid testing with brief, participant-tailored prevention counseling, (2) on-site HIV rapid testing with information only, and (3) referral for off-site HIV testing. The study will also assess the effectiveness of the three testing strategies in reducing HIV risk behaviors.

Detailed description

This is a randomized controlled clinical trial in which individuals receiving drug abuse treatment will be recruited to participate in a multi-center HIV testing and counseling study. The purpose of this study is to assess the relative effectiveness of three HIV testing strategies on increasing receipt of HIV test results: (1) on-site HIV rapid testing with brief, participant-tailored prevention counseling, (2) on-site HIV rapid testing with information only, and (3) referral for off-site HIV testing. The study will also assess the effectiveness of the three testing strategies in reducing HIV sexual risk behaviors. Injection drug risk behavior will be a secondary outcome. Participants will complete a baseline assessment to report their demographics, HIV testing history and sexual and drug-using risk behaviors, and will be randomized to one of three groups. At one month post-randomization, participants will complete a follow-up assessment to determine whether or not they received their HIV test results. At six months post-randomization, participants will complete a follow-up assessment to assess any changes in their HIV sexual risk behaviors.

Conditions

• Substance-Related Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	On-site HIV rapid test and brief, prevention counseling	Participants will be offered an on-site oral fluid HIV rapid test with brief prevention counseling that addresses both risk reduction and motivation to be HIV tested based on an evidence-based counseling approach.
BEHAVIORAL	On- site HIV rapid test & information	Participants will be offered an on-site oral fluid HIV rapid test with basic info.
BEHAVIORAL	Referral for off-site HIV testing	Participants will be offered a referral list of HIV testing agencies in the community.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2009-12-01
• Completion: 2010-02-01
• First posted: 2008-12-17
• Last updated: 2015-10-14
• Results posted: 2014-09-17

Locations

12 sites across 1 country: United States