Status:

COMPLETED

Directly Observed Antiretroviral Therapy Among Active Drug Users

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Conditions:

HIV/AIDS

Substance Abuse

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized, controlled trial is to compare the effectiveness of a community-based program of providing supervised antiretroviral therapy to HIV-positive drug users, compared to having...

Detailed Description

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality from HIV disease, but these benefits have not been conferred equally among all patient populations. Inject...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • being HIV seropositive;
  • being eligible for and/or being prescribed HAART
  • living within the city of New Haven
  • actively using heroin and/or cocaine in the previous six months
  • receiving no more than a twice-daily regimen

Exclusion

  • Not meeting inclusion criteria

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

125 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00367172

Start Date

June 1 2001

End Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

March 31 2020

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Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510