The Navigator Project

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV

In brief

Each year, there are over 600 unduplicated HIV-infected persons incarcerated in the San Francisco jail. Two thirds of those released with HIV-focused discharge planning are reincarcerated within one year. More than half of HIV-infected jail inmates are diagnosed with mental health conditions severe enough to require medication and a similar proportion report substance use disorders at the time of detention. While some community-based services exist, there remains a critical need to improve linkages to care and adherence to care plans for HIV-infected adults as they move between community and jail. The Navigator Project is a five-year randomized study that will test the effectiveness of an intensive enhanced case management intervention to reduce sex and drug-related HIV transmission risk; increase HIV medication adherence; reduce drug dependence; and reduce reincarceration.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02106702

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

271

Starts

2010-02-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Detention in the San Francisco jail system
• Confirmed HIV infection
• Lifetime history of ever having met standardized criteria for drug or alcohol addiction
• Likely release back into San Francisco without transfer to another facility
• Agreement to work with Forensic AIDS Project to plan post-release care
• Able and willing to provide informed consent
• Not scheduled for release within 36 hours

You may not qualify if…

• Undocumented HIV status
• Inability to speak English or Spanish
• Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
• Not under routine level of jail security

Where it is running

• Tenderloin Clinical Research Foundation — San Francisco, California, United States

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