Minority AIDS Initiative Retention and Re-Engagement Project

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an enhanced peer intervention is effective in retaining and re-engaging at-risk people of color living with HIV/AIDS into care.

Conditions

• HIV/AIDS

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Peer Intervention

Eight 30-60 minute educational sessions with peer will occur in-person bi-weekly once participant is randomized to intervention: * Introduction and Assessment * HIV Transmission \& Viral Life Cycle * Effective Communication and Self-Advocacy * Understanding Lab Values * HIV Medications * Drug Resistance \& Adherence, and Understanding \& Managing Side Effects * Disclosure and Stigma * Harm \& Risk Reduction Weekly check-ins will be by phone or in-person over 12 months. Check-in questions/tasks: * Are any services needed? * Have referrals or appointments been made? * Does patient need accompaniment to a visit? * Connect patient with services as needed. * Appointment reminders. * Overall well-being? * Schedule next peer contact.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Care Resource

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• The Brooklyn Hospital Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Puerto Rico Community Network for Clinical Research on AIDS

  collaborator OTHER

• Justice Resource Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• Kansas City Free Health Clinic

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Boston University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jane Fox, MPH · Center for Advancing Health Policy and Practice, Boston University School of Public Health

• Serena Rajabiun, MA, MPH · Center for Advancing Health Policy and Practice, Boston University School of Public Health

• Howard Cabral, MPH, PhD · Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2011-09-30

Primary Completion

2014-03-31

Completion

2014-03-31

Countries

• United States
• Puerto Rico

Study Locations