An Educational HIV Pre-Test Counseling Video Program for Off Hours Testing in the ED: A Randomized Control Trial

HIV Infections Clinical Trial

Official title:

An Educational HIV Pre-Test Counseling Video Program for Off Hours Testing in the ED: A Randomized Control Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00218907
• Other study ID #: 03-073
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 19, 2005
• Last updated: October 21, 2005
• Start date: June 2003
• Est. completion date: August 2003

Study information

• Verified date: September 2005
• Source: North Bronx Healthcare Network
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study compared the educational effectiveness of a ten-minute pre-test counseling video with the usual practice of a session with an HIV counselor.

Description:

HIV is increasingly affecting urban populations, making the inner city ED a prime venue for C&T because of their unique opportunity to identify HIV positive patients. These underserved communities often use the ED for their regular health care specifically because it provides services outside of the usual weekday working hours. However, there are significant barriers to HIV C&T in the ED, such as the lack of resources to provide prevention oriented messages, cost issues, and the feasibility of providing the required manpower for testing. The objective of this study is to determine whether an educational video, with the required pre-test counseling elements, conveys the necessary information for inner city ED patients to consent to a standard Elisa HIV test.

In order to address the HIV testing needs of the patient population presenting to the ED, innovative methods must be developed to provide HIV C&T, while simultaneously removing the barriers to testing. Video technology may provide an opportunity to make HIV counseling feasible when counselors are not available.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 130
• Est. completion date: August 2003
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients awaiting UC treatment were approached for the study.

• Patients 18 years of age and older were included

• Patients who spoke English and Spanish were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Clinically unstable,

• Diagnosed with HIV

• Unable to understand the consent process because such patients require unique arrangements for consenting processes.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Bio-equivalence Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• HIV Counseling and Testing
• HIV Infections

Intervention

Procedure:
• Educational video

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Jacobi Medical Center	Bronx	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
North Bronx Healthcare Network

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Comparison of mean knowledge score in both groups.