RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05723653

Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a Social Network Support Intervention

Harnessing Social Network Support to Improve Retention in Care and Viral Suppression Among People Living With HIV in Chicago and Alabama: A Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-implementation Trial


Sponsor

University of Chicago

Enrollment

900 participants

Start Date

Feb 13, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this Hybrid Type I effectiveness-implementation trial is to test an evidence-based, flexible, and tailored intervention that leverages existing social network members to promote retention in care and viral suppression among people living with HIV aged 18-49.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 49 Years

Inclusion Criteria10

  • Aged 18-49 years old, inclusive
  • Speak English
  • Own a cell phone not shared with anyone else
  • Have missed at least one HIV care scheduled visit or have not been virally suppressed in the past 24 months.
  • Resides in Chicagoland, Illinois or Alabama
  • Index agrees to engage the Support Confidant
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Speaks English
  • Owns a cell phone not shared with others
  • Is not a romantic/sexual partner of the Index participant

Exclusion Criteria2

  • Romantic/Sexual partners of Index participant
  • Relationship strain or abuse present in Index-Support Confidant relationship

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSocial Network Support Intervention

The Social Network Support Intervention is an evidence-based, flexible, and tailored intervention that leverages existing social network members to promote retention in care and viral suppression among people living with HIV. The intervention consists of (1) selection and invitation of a Support Confidant, (2) a face-to-face intervention between the Intervention Case Manager and the Index and Support Confidant, and (3) quarterly interactive mini-booster sessions delivered to the Index and Support Confidant via text or telephone, based on participant preference.


Locations(7)

University of Alabama at Birmingham 1917 Clinic

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Birmingham AIDS Outreach

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Thrive Alabama

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Howard Brown Health

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago Center for HIV Elimination

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Tulane University

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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