Experiential HIV Testing Increasing Testing Related Knowledge and Practice, and Reduce Stigma Toward HIV of Nurses.

Hiv Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Experiential HIV Testing to Improve Knowledge and Practice, and Reduce Stigma Toward HIV of Emergency Department Nurses

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05615935
• Other study ID #: 202209065RINA
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 9, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: National Taiwan University
• Contact: CHENG-RU HE, Bachelor
• Phone: +886910174949
• Email: r08426002[@]ntu.edu.tw
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial design. The investigators plan to recruit about 60 to 70 emergency department nurses from a medical center in Taipei, Taiwan. After completing the paper consent form, these nurses will be randomly assigned to 2 groups, which are a control group and an experimental group. The pre-test includes the demographic data sheet, HIV testing related knowledge and practice scale, and The Health Care Provider HIV/ AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS). All nurses will receive a learning material when they finish the pre-test. In addition, the experimental group will be provided a real HIV testing and counselling by a researcher. The post-test will be finished one month later of pre-test in the control group, and one month later while the intervention completed in the experimental group. The semi-structural interview will be performed to the experimental group to collect and analyze their opinion toward the experiential HIV testing.

Description:

This project aims to develop an intervention of "experiential HIV testing" and to verify the following effects on emergency nurses: (1) Improve HIV testing related knowledge and practice; (2) Reduce HIV-related stigma; (3) Find out the possible demographic factors that might affect the effectiveness of experiential HIV Testing. During the intervention, nurses can directly participate in the whole process of anonymous HIV testing in the role of who need to be screened, and pre- and post-testing counselling accompanied the education and discussion will also be provided to them by a researcher. Through the above-mentioned measures, the knowledge and practices related to the HIV testing could be improved, and the stigma attitude toward HIV could be reduced through the self-reflection on the testing process.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 75
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• have registered nurse license and do clinical care in emergency department

Exclusion Criteria:

• have registered nurse license but doesn't do clinical care, likes head nurse.

• do clinical care in emergency department but doesn't have registered nurse license, like volunteers or assistant nurse.

• have experienced non-occupational HIV testing.

• had been a nurse in HIV/AIDS-focus ward or HIV/AIDS case manager.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hiv
• HIV Testing

Intervention

Other:
• Experiential HIV Testing
The content of experiential HIV Testing includes HIV testing, counselling, and education and discussion.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	School of Nursing of National Taiwan University	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Qualitative analysis of post-test interview in experimental group.	In order to qualitatively analyses and understands the participants' opinions of the experiential learning, four open-ended questions are applied to the interview in the post-test period. The four questions are: "After experiencing HIV testing, what changes in your mind while waiting for the test results?"; "After experiencing HIV testing, does it make you curious about HIV or want to know more about HIV-related knowledge?"; "After experiencing HIV testing, what changes have you felt towards HIV-related stigma?"; "How and what is this experiential learning method different from traditional lecture class?"	one month later
Primary	HIV testing related knowledge and practice	A self-development scale, "HIV testing related knowledge and practice scale", is applied to measure the HIV testing related knowledge and practice. There are twenty-eight questions, including True-False questions and multiple-choice questions. One correct answer could get one point, and the total score is 28 points. Higher scores mean a better outcome (having more HIV testing related knowledge and practice) of the participants.	one month later
Primary	HIV related stigma	The questionnaire of "The Healthcare Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS)" will be used to measure this outcome. There are thirty questions, each question is scaled from one to six points. The minimum value of the total score is 30 points; the maximum value of the total score is 180 points. Higher scores mean a worse outcome, more stigma toward people living with HIV of the participant.	one month later
Secondary	The demographic factors which affect the effectiveness of experiential HIV testing	Two-way ANOVA(mixed design) will be used to analyze this outcome.	one month later