Clinical Trial: Starting HIV Prevention Medicine (PrEP) During an Emergency Department Visit With a Peer Navigator

U.S., Oct. 29 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07901101) titled 'Starting HIV Prevention Medicine (PrEP) During an Emergency Department Visit With a Peer Navigator' on Oct. 21.

Brief Summary: The goal of this study is to learn whether adults who visit a hospital emergency department (ED) find it acceptable to start HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during that same visit, with help from a peer navigator. PrEP is a daily pill that lowers the chance of getting HIV. Many people who could benefit from PrEP use the ED for health care but have no regular doctor, so they may never be offered it.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

* Do participants find starting PrEP in the ED acceptab...