Brief Intervention to Reduce STDs in ER Drug Users

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Sexually Transmitted Infection

In brief

The goal of the proposed project is to determine the effectiveness of a brief motivational intervention among Emergency Department (ED) patients who use cocaine and/or heroin to prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) by comparing cumulative incidence and frequency of safe sex behavior between intervention and standard voluntary counseling, testing and referral to substance abuse treatment (control) groups over a one year follow-up period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01379599

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

1030

Starts

2004-11-01

Expected to finish

2009-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-12-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 54. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• registered ER patient
• English and Spanish speakers
• 30 day use of heroin and or cocaine
• DAST score=>3

You may not qualify if…

• severity of medical illness
• suicidality
• police custody
• residential substance abuse treatment
• ability to provide contact information

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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