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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 5R21DA028645 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | NIH |
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The purpose of this study is to determine if a brief intervention delivered to emergency department patients increases the uptake of rapid HIV and hepatitis C testing in comparison to no brief intervention.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Brief Intervention | Experimental | This arm of the study will receive an assessments survey followed by a brief intervention concerning the relationship between the participants use of drugs and/or sexual risk and rik for HIV and hepatitis C infections. Following the intervention the participants will be offered free rapid testing for HIV and hepatitis C. |
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| Standard Care | No Intervention | This arm of the study will receive an assessments survey. Following the assessment the participants will be offered free rapid testing for HIV and hepatitis C. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Brief motivational intervention | Behavioral | A 20-30 minute motivational based discussion |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The agreement of the participant to be tested for HIV and hepatitis C | We will measure the acceptance of free rapid testing for HIV and hepatitis C among the intervention and control groups | Within four hours of being consented into the study |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Identifying risky sexual behaviors of study participants | Identify factors that influence the relationship of BI and risk assessment vs. risk assessment alone on uptake of combined HIV and hepatitis C screening in the ED. | Within four hours of being consented into the study |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Roland C Merchant, MD, ScD | Brown University | Principal Investigator |
| Ted D Nirenberg, PhD | Brown University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Rhode Island Hospital Emergency Department | Providence | Rhode Island | 02903 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 25830171 | Derived | Bernardino VL, Baird JR, Liu T, Merchant RC. Comparison of substance-use prevalence among Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospital Emergency Department patients to state and national general population prevalence estimates. R I Med J (2013). 2014 Apr 1;98(4):30-4. | |
| 25125271 | Derived | Merchant RC, Baird JR, Liu T, Taylor LE, Montague BT, Nirenberg TD. Brief intervention to increase emergency department uptake of combined rapid human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C screening among a drug misusing population. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;21(7):752-67. doi: 10.1111/acem.12419. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006526 | Hepatitis C |
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| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D006525 | Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
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| 24983020 | Derived | Merchant RC, Baird JR, Liu T, Taylor LE. HCV among The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital Adult ED Patients. R I Med J (2013). 2014 Jul 1;97(7):35-9. |
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| Virus Diseases |
| D018178 | Flaviviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D006505 | Hepatitis |
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |