Emergency rooms as HIV testing hubs: a new strategy to stop the virus
NCT ID NCT06408142
First seen Oct 31, 2025
Summary
This study will test all patients who come to emergency departments in South Africa and Baltimore for HIV, regardless of their risk factors. The goal is to find people who don't know they have HIV and connect them to treatment, and also to identify those at high risk who could benefit from PrEP, a daily pill that prevents HIV. Researchers will enroll about 2,000 people to see how well this universal testing and referral approach works in busy emergency settings.
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Gugulethu Community Health Centre
RECRUITINGCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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What this could mean
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Active substance
HIV testing and PrEP referral
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that universal HIV testing in emergency departments is an effective way to find undiagnosed cases and link people to prevention or treatment, potentially reducing HIV spread.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve health. Results may not apply to other settings, and participation is voluntary, which could limit how many people get tested or linked to care.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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