RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05866523

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Team-based Inpatient Anti-Retroviral Treatment and Access to Services (ARTAS)

Sponsor

Loma Linda University

Enrollment

250 participants

Start Date

Oct 16, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

HIV Infections Inpatient Facility Diagnoses

Summary

Exploring the effect of team-based ARTAS intervention in an inpatient setting on HIV linkage to care and hospital readmission rates.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study (Teamwork Makes the Dream Work) tests whether a team-based care approach — involving peer support from someone living with HIV — helps hospitalized patients with HIV who are not currently on treatment or are not virally suppressed start and stay on effective HIV medication. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 years or older - You have been newly diagnosed with HIV, OR you are known to have HIV but are not currently on antiretroviral therapy (ART), OR you are on ART but your HIV is not suppressed, OR you have not seen an HIV specialist in the past 6 months **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are already virally suppressed, actively taking ART, AND are under active care of an HIV specialist within the past 6 months (all three must be true to be excluded) - You are under 18 years of age Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALTeam Based Inpatient ARTAS

Infectious Disease Team will provide inpatient consultation. Social Work Team will provide 1 session of case management inpatient and up to 5 case management sessions within 90 days post discharge or until the client is linked to medical care as evidenced by visit with HIV specialist within 90 days post discharge.

BEHAVIORALStandard of Care

Subject admitted and seen by routine inpatient medical service.