ERs could become frontline for HIV prevention: new study tests immediate PrEP
NCT ID NCT07462611
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving HIV prevention pills (PrEP) to people right in the emergency room helps them start and stay on prevention. Researchers will enroll 250 HIV-negative adults at risk for HIV in Dallas. Participants get a 30-day pill supply and a clinic appointment to continue PrEP, with the goal of keeping 50% engaged in care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tenofovir disoproxil fumarate / emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) oral pills
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that starting HIV prevention pills immediately in the emergency room helps more people stay protected from HIV.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (250 people) testing feasibility, not yet proven to work. It may not show a big enough benefit or be practical in other hospitals.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Primary study (ED patients): Inclusion Criteria: * Able to comprehend and provide signed, written informed consent prior to initiation of study procedures. * Negative HIV rapid test * At least one of the following criteria: * Requesting PrEP from their ED clinician * Score \>75% on the PCCI HIV Prediction Tool * Prior bacterial STI diagnosis * Seeking STI testing * Referred by their ED clinician as someone who otherwise meets a CDC PrEP indication Exclusion Criteria: * Known diagnosis of HIV * Positive HIV rapid test * Current use of PrEP, which is defined for purposes of this study as use of PrEP in the last 4 weeks * Known hypersensitivity or allergy to any PrEP modality * People who do not want to follow with Parkland ID clinic for ongoing PrEP care * Adults unable to consent, people under the age of 18, women who are known to be pregnant or breast feeding at time of study enrollment, or prisoners Sub-study subjects (ED clinicians): Inclusion criteria: • Clinician in the Parkland ED Exclusion criteria: • People under the age of 18 or prisoners.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Parkland Health
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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