Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a Social Network Support Intervention
Recruiting · NCT05723653 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Chicago
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Social Network Support Intervention
What this trial is about
The goal of this Hybrid Type I effectiveness-implementation trial is to test an evidence-based, flexible, and tailored intervention that leverages existing social network members to promote retention in care and viral suppression among people living with HIV aged 18-49.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 49 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- for Index Participants:
- Aged 18-49 years old, inclusive
- Speak English
- Own a cell phone not shared with anyone else
- Have missed at least one HIV care scheduled visit or have not been virally suppressed in the past 24 months.
- Resides in Chicagoland, Illinois or Alabama
Exclusion criteria
- for Index Men:
- If a participant fails to meet all inclusion criteria
- Inclusion Criteria for Support Confidants:
- Index agrees to engage the Support Confidant
- Age 18 years or older
- Speaks English
- Owns a cell phone not shared with others
- Is not a romantic/sexual partner of the Index participant
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Romantic/Sexual partners of Index participant
- Relationship strain or abuse present in Index-Support Confidant relationship
Where it is running
7 locations listed across 3 US states.
- University of Alabama at Birmingham 1917 Clinic - Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Birmingham AIDS Outreach - Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Thrive Alabama - Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Howard Brown Health - Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Chicago Center for HIV Elimination - Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Tulane University - New Orleans, Louisiana, United States