Rapid HIV Testing Program in the Emergency Department
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00548041 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 23, 2007
Results First Posted
: November 2, 2015
Last Update Posted
: November 2, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV Infections | Other: HIV test by oral swab | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Pilot Study to Evaluate a Rapid HIV Testing Program in the Emergency Department |
Study Start Date : | April 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Rapid HIV Tested
Subjects have HIV testing by oral swab performed.
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Other: HIV test by oral swab
Eligible subjects underwent rapid HIV testing by oral swab.
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- Feasibility of Rapid HIV Testing in Emergency Department [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Feasibility was assessed as number of participants who were approached and agreed to participate in rapid HIV testing and then had testing completed.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
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.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00548041
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Temple University Hospital | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19140 |
Principal Investigator: | Ellen Tedaldi, M.D. | Temple University |
Responsible Party: | Temple University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00548041 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
11007 |
First Posted: | October 23, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | November 2, 2015 |
Last Update Posted: | November 2, 2015 |
Last Verified: | October 2015 |
Keywords provided by Temple University:
HIV Emergency Department HIV Seronegativity |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Emergencies Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes |