Evaluation of Opt-Out Rapid HIV Testing in the Emergency Department

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV Infections

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of performing opt-out rapid HIV screening in an urban, inner-city emergency department, as well as to evaluate its clinical efficiency, cost effectiveness, and patient and staff satisfaction.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00742898

Run by

Denver Health and Hospital Authority

People needed

120000

Starts

2007-04-01

Expected to finish

2009-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-09-15

Who can join

Age: 16 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 16 years or older
• Emergency department patients

You may not qualify if…

• <16 years
• Unable to provide consent (e.g., intoxicated, altered mental status)
• Critical illness
• Prisoners or detainees
• Already known to be infected with HIV
• Victims of sexual assault
• Occupational exposures

Where it is running

• Denver Health Medical Center — Denver, Colorado, United States

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