Directly Observed Antiretroviral Therapy Among Active Drug Users

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse

In brief

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 the patients take the medicines on their own.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00367172

Run by

Yale University

People needed

125

Starts

2001-06-01

Expected to finish

2006-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• Not meeting inclusion criteria

Where it is running

• Yale University School of Medicine — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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