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Seek, Test, and Retain. Linkages for Black HIV+, Substance-Using MSM

NCT01790360 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1930

Last updated 2022-04-06

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Summary

The study will seek and recruit substance-using Black Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in New York City for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing and will link and retain those who are HIV infected in HIV primary care. The STAR study has two primary objectives: to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) in the substance using Black MSM population for identifying individuals who are HIV infected and not in care; and to assess the relative effectiveness of patient navigation and financial incentives in linkage and retention to HIV care.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Patient Navigation (PN) Intervention

Patient Navigation is defined as an individual relationship between a navigator and participant to promote retention in the continuum of HIV care . For this study, three experienced navigators will be hired. Their primary role will be to ensure that participants are linked to an HIV primary care provider, that they attend at least one scheduled visit within three months of receiving a confirmed HIV diagnosis, and that they are retained in care (as defined by attending three HIV visits within nine months of diagnosis). To promote linkage to HIV care, navigators will help participants identify material and other barriers to accessing care and will work with participants to overcome those barriers.

BEHAVIORAL

Financial Incentives (FI) Intervention

After confirmation that they have completed their first HIV primary care visit, Financial Incentive participants will receive a gift card. Additionally, the coordinator will flip a coin and give participants a bonus gift card if the coin flip comes up heads. Participants who attend the second HIV primary care visit will receive a gift card. Patients who attend a third HIV primary care visit will receive a gift card. Study staff will be responsible for confirming participants' attendance at appointments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Wafaa M El-Sadr, MD · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-09-30
Completion
2021-11-17

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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