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NCT Number: NCT01573065

HIV Testing and Brief Alcohol Intervention for Young Drinkers in the Emergency Department

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a brief counseling intervention coupled with rapid HIV testing was feasible and effective at decreasing alcohol consumption and sexual risk behaviors among young, unhealthy drinkers presenting to the Emergency Department.

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Key information

Conditions

Alcohol Consumption Alcohol Drinking Behavior Drinking Behavior Sexual Risk Behaviors

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Yale New Haven Hospital Emergency Deparmtment

New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18-40 years old;
  • engaged in at least one sexual risk behavior in past 90 days;
  • alcohol consumption greater than NIAAA guidelines for at-risk drinking;
  • unknown or negative HIV status and willing to be tested;
  • able to provide contact information for follow-up;
  • able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • known HIV positive status;
  • medically or psychiatrically unstable.

Treatment and study plan

Counseling intervention with rapid HIV testing

Behavioral

Counseling intervention (modeled after Brief Negotiation Interview and Project RESPECT-2) coupled with rapid HIV testing. Telephone booster at 2 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Feasibility

    Time frame: baseline and 2 month follow-up

    number of patients enrolled and retained at 2 months.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Alcohol consumption

    Time frame: baseline vs. 2 month follow-up

    As assessed by the Time Line Follow Back, change in alcohol consumption.

  2. Sexual risk behaviors

    Time frame: baseline vs. 2 month follow-up

    As assessed by an adapted HIV Risk Behaviors Scale, change in sexual risk behaviors.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Addressing HIV Risk in Young Unhealthy Alcohol Drinkers in the Emergency Department With Rapid HIV Testing and Brief Intervention

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2011
First posted
Apr 6, 2012
Registry last updated
Aug 10, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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