Status:
COMPLETED
Enhanced Access to HIV Care for Drug Users in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Lead Sponsor:
Columbia University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Puerto Rico
Iniciativa Comunitaria de Investigacion
Conditions:
HIV
AIDS
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The overall goal of this project is to implement and evaluate a community-level, structured approach to enhance HIV care access and retention for drug users in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The "Enhanced HIV...
Detailed Description
Recent scientific advances demonstrate that for people living with HIV, antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the most effective strategy to improve immune function, reduce morbidity, improve quality of lif...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- HIV Testing Campaign
- Inclusion Criteria:
- be 18 years of age or older
- report having injected drugs (opioid or stimulants) at least once in the past 30 days
- provide written informed consent
- HIV Care Cohort
- Inclusion Criteria:
- be 18 years of age or older
- test HIV-seropositive through rapid testing (confirmed with Western Blot or immunofluorescence assay)
- report having injected drugs more than once per week for the past 30 days
- self-report that they have not been in HIV care for the past 6 months
- agree to have their blood drawn for CD4 and HIV plasma RNA testing
- live in one of the San Juan neighborhoods targeted for intervention
- provide basic contact information for follow-up
- sign a HIPAA Authorization/medical record release form
- provide written informed consent
- Assessment Cohort
- Inclusion Criteria:
- be 18 years of age or older
- test HIV-seropositive through rapid testing (confirmed with Western Blot or immunofluorescence assay)
- report having injected drugs more than once per week for the past 30 days
- self-report that they have not been in HIV care for the past 6 months
- agree to have their blood drawn for CD4 and HIV plasma RNA testing
- live in one of the San Juan neighborhoods targeted for intervention
- provide basic contact information for follow-up
- sign a HIPAA Authorization/medical record release form
- provide written informed consent
- Exclusion Criteria (for all study components mentioned above):
- do not meet any one or more of the above-described inclusion criteria
- have significant cognitive or developmental impairment to the extent that they are unable to provide informed consent
- are terminated via Site PI decision
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 20 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
2082 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01792752
Start Date
December 20 2013
End Date
July 1 2021
Last Update
March 28 2022
Active Locations (2)
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1
Puerto Rico Department of Health
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, 00922
2
Iniciativa Comunitaria de Investigacion, Inc.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918