Can experiencing HIV testing make nurses less stigmatizing?
NCT ID NCT05615935
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether having emergency department nurses go through a real HIV test and counselling could improve their knowledge about HIV testing and reduce stigma toward people with HIV. About 74 nurses from a hospital in Taipei, Taiwan took part. Half received the hands-on experience plus learning materials, while the other half only got the materials. The researchers measured changes in knowledge and stigma one month later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Experiential HIV testing (hands-on HIV testing and counselling)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help reduce HIV stigma among healthcare workers and improve testing practices in emergency departments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 74 participants, so results may not apply to other hospitals or regions. It measures knowledge and attitudes, not patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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74 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: \- have registered nurse license and do clinical care in emergency department Exclusion Criteria: * have registered nurse license but doesn't do clinical care, likes head nurse. * do clinical care in emergency department but doesn't have registered nurse license, like volunteers or assistant nurse. * have experienced non-occupational HIV testing. * had been a nurse in HIV/AIDS-focus ward or HIV/AIDS case manager.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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School of Nursing of National Taiwan University
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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