Status:
COMPLETED
Use of Incentives to Retain Drug Users in HIV Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conditions:
HIV Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In many urban centres including Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, there is a high rate of HIV infection among users of illicit drugs. Among drug users who present to care and start highly active antiretr...
Detailed Description
Once HAART has been initiated, participants will be expected to be assessed at weeks 1,2,3,4,6,8,10,12,14, and 16. Detailed adherence and dispensing records for all antiretroviral medications for each...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults at least 19 years of age.
- Have used illicit drugs (heroin, cocaine, cocaine/heroin combinations, methamphetamines, injectable morphine and codeine, but excluding isolated marijuana use) at least once in the past three months.
- Eligible for, and willing to initiate HAART. To be eligible for HAART, participants must have CD4 count at or below 350 cells/mm3 at the HAART eligibility screening visit and/or significant co-morbidities identified in current international guidelines (hepatitis B/C co-infection, HIV associated nephropathy, high risk for cardiovascular disease)
Exclusion
- No history of active drug use as defined above.
- Pregnant women.
- Receipt of HAART for more than 6 months within the preceding 12 months.
- Persons in recovery from gambling addiction (due to the element of chance in the CM intervention).
- Persons acutely intoxicated at time of consent.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
139 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01488942
Start Date
December 1 2012
End Date
March 31 2018
Last Update
July 15 2019
Active Locations (1)
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St. Paul's Hospital, VIDUS and Incentives study office site, 611 Powell St.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada