Effectiveness of Peer Navigation and Contingency Management on Retention in HIV Care

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Conditions studied: HIV/AIDS

In brief

Consistent treatment with anti-retroviral therapy (ART) suppresses viral load (VL), prolonging life and improving quality of life for HIV+ persons. Suppressing VL benefits communities by reducing transmission to others. Mere availability of ART and care, however, is insufficient; the benefits of ART depend upon HIV+ persons' continuous visits to the health care provider, regular monitoring and regular delivery of medications, - known as retention in HIV care. In spite of national efforts, up to a quarter of HIV+ persons, especially low-income minorities are out of care. Innovative interventions are therefore urgently needed to maximize engagement and retention in HIV care, self-reported adherence, as well as HIV-1 RNA viral load suppression. In pursuit of these aims, the proposed study will assess outcomes of the following interventions in comparison to usual care: 1) contingency management (CM) only; 2) peer navigation (PN) only; and 3) a combined approach that integrates both CM and PN (CA) which the investigators hypothesize to be most effective in improving HIV clinical outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT02310893
Run by
University of California, Los Angeles
People needed
579
Starts
2016-01-01
Expected to finish
2020-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2020-11-17

Who can join

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

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Where it is running

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