RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04943861

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Food Insecurities

Exploring the Consequences of Food Insecurity and Harnessing the Power of Peer Navigation and mHealth to Reduce Food Insecurity and Cardiometabolic Comorbidities Among Persons With HIV

Sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Dec 1, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

HIV Food Insecurities Cardiometabolic Comorbidities

Summary

The objectives of this study are to better understand how FI (food insecurities) contributes to the development of cardiometabolic comorbidities among PWH (People with HIV) and to test a novel bilingual FI intervention designed to reduce these comorbidities among food insecure PWH. The PI and staff will conduct this study in partnership with the Wake Forest Infectious Diseases Specialty Clinic, one of the largest Ryan White-funded clinics in North Carolina, which serves more than 2,000 PWH annually from a predominantly rural catchment area that includes South Central Appalachia. This area has high rates of both FI and HIV.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study examines how food insecurity (not having reliable access to enough food) affects health outcomes and medication adherence in people living with HIV who are receiving care at a specialty clinic in North Carolina. **You may be eligible if...** - You are living with HIV - You are a patient at the Wake Forest Infectious Diseases Specialty Clinic - You are 18 or older - You speak English or Spanish **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are not a patient at the specified clinic - You have a cognitive impairment that would prevent participation - You do not speak English or Spanish Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALweCare/Secure

The weCare intervention is based on the social cognitive and empowerment theories and social support and is currently designed to reduce missed HIV care appointments and increase viral suppression among PWH who are newly diagnosed or out of care through the use of peer navigation and mHealth

OTHERUsual Care

There is no peer navigation within usual care.