HIV/AIDS
Featured Studies
Featured studies include only those currently recruiting participants. Studies with the most recent start date appear first.
Joining Under-connected Networks to Optimize "Salud" (Health) ("JUNTOS")
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: November 7, 2024
Eligibility: 18 Years to , t
Location(s): University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, United States
The objective of this study is to evaluate the JUNTOS Referral Network as an implementation strategy to enhance the reach of HIV-prevention and treatment services to Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).
Transdiagnostic Intervention to Reduce Internalized Health-Related Stigma
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: October 3, 2024
Eligibility: 18 Years to , f
Location(s): University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
Stigma due to health conditions increases disease burden and adversely impacts health. The internalization of health-related stigma is associated with impaired mental health and quality of life. The current project will test the effects of a novel, transdiagnostic, group counseling intervention, and peer support, to determine the optimal method for helping patients cope with health-related stigma, reducing its internalization, and enhancing patient quality of life.
Developing a Resiliency Intervention to Support Healthcare Workers Engaged in the Provision of HIV Care
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: October 1, 2024
Eligibility: 18 Years to , t
Location(s): MatCh Research nit (MRU), a Division of Wits Health Consort, Durban, South Africa
The purpose of this study is to pilot an adapted resiliency-based mind-body intervention (the Relaxation Response Resiliency Program; the 3RP) for nurses that care for people with HIV (PWH) in the public sector in South Africa (SA). In Phase 1 \[NIH Grant Number: R34MH131426; Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) Ethics Reference Number: 220813\], the investigators conducted focus group discussions to solicit feedback on: the role of culture and perceptions of stress; the lived experiences of stress; sources of stress (e.g. occupational, trauma related); how stress impacts job functioning (specifically patient care); current coping strategies; and the intervention modules (content, number of sessions, session duration, program length, mode of delivery (e.g., virtual, in-person, hybrid approaches, use of coaches), etc.). In this phase 2, the investigators will conduct a small proof-of-concept study (N = 8-10), followed by a randomized pilot (N = 60) of nurses that care for PWH in the public sector in South Africa (SA) to test the feasibility and acceptability of the adapted intervention.
Striving Towards EmPowerment and Medication Adherence R01
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: August 19, 2024
Eligibility: FEMALEs, 18 Years to , f
Location(s): University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
This is a study for Black women living with HIV to test a counseling program for Black women living with HIV. This participant may be a good fit if the participant is a Black woman, living with HIV, has a history of trauma, and is currently taking Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) medicines
Supporting Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Decision Making Among Pregnant Women in Lilongwe, Malawi
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: August 6, 2024
Eligibility: 18 Years to , t
Location(s): Bwaila Hospital, Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi
Purpose: The overall objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of a shared decision-making (SDM) intervention to support personally appropriate decision making about PrEP use during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Participants: The primary population to be recruited for this study is HIV-negative pregnant women. For qualitative data collection only, investigators will also recruit male partners of these participants, and PrEP counselors and health care workers. 100 HIV-negative pregnant women will be recruited to participate in the pilot study. A subset of these participants will participate in qualitative interviews. Up to 20 male partners and up to 15 study staff will be recruited to participate in qualitative in-depth interviews.
Procedures (methods): 100 women will be randomized to receive either the SDM intervention addressing daily oral PrEP and alternative HIV prevention methods (condoms), or standard of care counselling addressing the same prevention methods. Investigators will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of the intervention and associated study procedures. Women expressing interest in oral PrEP will be referred to government PrEP services.
J-RISE: Relevant Implementation Strategies to Eliminate the Social and Structural Barriers to HIV Services Among Justice-involved Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and Other Key Populations
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: July 11, 2024
Eligibility: 18 Years to , t
Location(s): University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two interventions - Health Navigation and Health Navigation Plus among individuals who have been impacted by the criminal legal system.
The main question it aims to answer is:
• Compared with the Health Navigation group, are participants in the Health Navigation Plus group more likely to a) access HIV care, treatment, and prevention services and employment services and b) access employment services and be employed in community?
Participants on the study will be:
* Randomly assigned (like a flip of a coin) to participate in either Health Navigation or Health Navigation Plus. Participants will have an equal chance of being placed in either group. * Complete three surveys over the course of 13 months * Participants in the Health Navigation group will have two in person meetings and seven check-ins with the health navigator over 6 months * Participants in the Health Navigation Plus group will have two in person meetings and seven check-ins with the health navigator over 6 months, two in person and 10 check ins with the employment navigator over 12 months and up to $200 to support employment and career development needs and receive up to $140 to support health goals. Samples of blood, urine and swabs may be collected to meet the health goals.
HIV Engagement and Adolescent Depression Support (HEADS-UP)
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: July 6, 2024
Eligibility: 13 Years to 18 Years, f
Location(s): Area 18 Health Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi; Area 25 Health Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi; Lighthouse Health Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi; Kawale Health Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi
This pilot study will individually randomize 105 adolescents living with HIV 1:1:1 to standard of care, adapted intervention, or enhanced intervention. The intervention is called the Friendship Bench Intervention is a counseling intervention for depression and engagement in HIV care.
Text Messaging for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing in Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Teens
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: June 13, 2024
Eligibility: 13 Years to 18 Years, t
Location(s): Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
This study will test the effectiveness of a text message-based intervention on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing behaviors among adolescent (13-18 year old) sexual minority men and transgender and gender diverse teens (ASMM/TGD). To test the effectiveness on HIV testing behaviors we will randomize participants to the treatment or an attention matched information only control arm and asses our primary effectiveness outcome of objective HIV testing (e.g., photo of test results).
An HIV Status-neutral Microeconomic Intervention
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: June 7, 2024
Eligibility: FEMALEs, 18 Years to , t
Location(s): Ruth Ellis Center, Highland Park, Michigan, United States
The aim is the current study is to establish feasibility and acceptability of the SeCuRE intervention to improve HIV prevention and care continua outcomes. To meet this aim, the study has the following objectives:
1. To deliver a two-armed pilot RCT of the SeCuRE intervention with 40 transgender women of color. 2. The determine acceptability of the intervention with transgender women of color.
Single Session Narrative Therapy Study
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: June 4, 2024
Eligibility: 18 Years to , t
Location(s): Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States
This pilot research study will provide timely access to behavioral health services through the provision of a single-session narrative therapy intervention. The goal of this 6-month study is to test the acceptability, feasibility, and fit of the intervention in an integrated primary care clinic serving people living with HIV.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Mobile HIV Prevention App to Increase HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Testing and PrEP Initiation Among Rural Men Who Have Sex With Men
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: March 27, 2024
Eligibility: MALEs, 18 Years to 34 Years, t
Location(s): Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of a mobile app, Combine, to increase the uptake of HIV and STI testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) over 24 months and to assess the effects of different implementation strategies on intervention maintenance among GBMSM in rural southern United States. The main aims of the study are:
* To assess the relative effects of three treatment conditions on gains in engagement in HIV prevention compared to a modified standard of care control condition * Measure and assess secondary factors affecting app implementation * Refine implementation strategies and coordinate with potential funders Participants will download an HIV prevention smartphone app and be randomly assigned to one of four groups: * Control: App access only * Self-testing: App access + ability to order HIV and STI self-test kits * Motivational interview: App access + motivational interview to develop plans to use app effectively. * Self-testing + motivational interview: App access + ability to order HIV and STI self-test kits + motivational interview to develop plans to use app effectively.
Researchers will compare each of the latter three groups to the control condition to see if HIV and STI testing increase in these groups
Support for Adolescents Living With HIV in South Africa
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: February 2, 2024
Eligibility: 15 Years to 19 Years, f
Location(s): King Edward VIII Hospital, Congella, South Africa
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial determining the effectiveness of in-person or mHealth-based adolescent-friendly transition interventions compared to standard care on retention in care and viral suppression among adolescents living with HIV who have low transition readiness. Participants are adolescents living with HIV ages 15 to 19 years old in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Five Point Initiative: A Bundled Implementation Strategy to Address the HIV Epidemic in Black Communities
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: February 2, 2024
Eligibility: 18 Years to , t
Location(s): University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the FPI bundled implementation strategy in increasing HIV testing, Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) linkage (e.g., prescription) and knowledge, and condom use/access.
Social Media as a Risk Tool for HIV Prevention Needs
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Start Date: February 1, 2024
Eligibility: FEMALEs, 18 Years to 24 Years, t
Location(s): KEMRI, Kisumu, Kenya
The impact of effective HIV prevention tools is limited because many people do not know that they are at risk for HIV acquisition, despite the availability of various risk assessment scores and criteria. This proposal aims to use a novel data science approach to assessing HIV prevention needs among 400 young women in Kisumu, Kenya- namely, topic modeling and network analysis of text and/or social media messages (e.g., WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter). The study will involve in-depth assessment of relevant ethical and logistical factors to ensure appropriate and optimized use of a sentiment analysis tool for implementation in routine clinical care.
Study of Oral and Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine in Virologically Suppressed Children Living With HIV-1, Two to Less Than 12 Years of Age
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: January 24, 2024
Eligibility: 2 Years to 11 Years, f
Location(s): CRS 31784, Chiang Mai University HIV Treatment CRS, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Site 5116, PHPT-Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital NICHD CRS, Chiang Rai, Thailand; Site 12702, Molepolole CRS, Gaborone, Botswana; Site 5030, Emory University School of Medicine NICHD CRS, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Site 12701, Gaborone CRS, Gaborone, Botswana; Site 5073, SOM Federal University Minas Gerais Brazil NICHD CRS, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Site 6501, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital CRS, Memphis, Tennessee, United States; CRS 8052, Soweto IMPAACT, Johannesburg, South Africa
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK), safety, tolerability, and acceptability of a long-acting injectable Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine in Virologically Suppressed Children Living with HIV-1, Two to Less Than 12 Years of Age
One-stop PrEP Care Pathway to Simplify PrEP Delivery in Kenya: The One-Stop PrEP Care Project
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: January 1, 2024
Eligibility: 15 Years to , t
Location(s): Kenya Medical Research Institute -KEMRI, Kisumu, Kenya
The goal of this cluster randomized study is to understand if using a One stop PrEP delivery model can improve the efficiency of PrEP service delivery, reduce the cost of providing PrEP and allow continuation on PrEP. The investigators will evaluate data from men and women ≥15 years of age unknown to be living with HIV seeking PrEP services at public health facilities in western Kenya.
Inflammation and Depression in People With HIV
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: December 11, 2023
Eligibility: 18 Years to 65 Years, f
Location(s): Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The purpose of this 10-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to determine whether inflammation impacts reward and motor neural circuitry to contribute to depressive symptoms like anhedonia and psychomotor slowing in people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and depression. Sixty male and female patients with HIV who have depression, anhedonia and high inflammation and are stable on effective treatment for their HIV will be randomized to receive either the anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib or a placebo for 10 weeks. Participants will complete lab tests, medical and psychiatric assessments, neurocognitive testing, functional MRI (fMRI) scans, and optional spinal taps as part of the study. The total length of participation is about 5 months.
Intervention for Virologic Suppression in Youth
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: November 29, 2023
Eligibility: 18 Years to 29 Years, f
Location(s): Division of Prevention Science, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), San Francisco, California, United States
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to test the effect of a technology-based intervention with an Adaptive Treatment Strategy (ATS) among youth living with HIV (YLWH) (18-29 years old). This piloted and protocolized intervention combines: (1) brief weekly sessions with a counselor via a video-chat platform (video-counseling) to discuss mental health (MH), substance use (SU), HIV care engagement, and other barriers to care; and (2) a mobile health application (app) to address barriers such as ART forgetfulness and social isolation. Individuals who are not virologically suppressed will be randomized to video-counseling+app or standard of care (SOC). Through this study, the investigators will be able to:
Aim 1: Test the efficacy of video-counseling+app vs SOC on virologic suppression in YLWH.The investigators will compare HIV virologic suppression of those randomized to the intervention vs control arms at 16 weeks via an RCT.
Aim 2: Assess the impact of video-counseling+app vs SOC on MH and SU in YLWH. The investigators will evaluate the MH and SU differences between the intervention vs control arms at 16 weeks via an RCT.
Aim 3: Explore an ATS to individualize the intervention by assigning the:
1. virologic "non-responders" in the intervention arm to intensified video-counseling+app for 16 more weeks, 2. virologic "responders" in the intervention arm to continue only app use for 16 more weeks.
Researchers will compare the characteristics of virologic responders and non-responders to the intervention, individualization of the intervention based on these variables, and linkage to MH and SU treatment services among those in need to see if delivery of care is enhanced and impact on virologic suppression.
Rudi Kundini, Pamoja Kundini
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: October 23, 2023
Eligibility: 18 Years to , f
Location(s): Geita Town Council Hospital, Geita, Tanzania; Katoro Health Center, Katoro, Tanzania
This protocol describes an individually randomized trial that will include adult people living with HIV (PLHIV) currently receiving HIV care at one of two participating health facilities and identified as high risk for disengagement from care by a machine learning algorithm. Participants randomized to the control arm will receive standard of care HIV clinical services according to Tanzania's National Guidelines for the management of HIV. For those who meet clinic eligibility criteria for enhanced adherence counseling, which at the included study sites is when client's viral load reaches a detectable level (\>1000 copies/ml), this includes the standard provision of three, once-monthly, 60-minute nurse-led individual, enhanced adherence counseling sessions, starting on the day of the result and for two months after. Intervention arm participants will receive the same standard HIV care services plus the offer of a cash transfer paired with visit attendance and attendance at each of the three adapted enhanced adherence counseling sessions (referred to as PKC sessions).
Improving HIV Care Continuum Outcomes Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Through Critical Time Legal Interventions
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: October 12, 2023
Eligibility: 18 Years to 100 Years, f
Location(s): University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States
The purpose of this research is to better understand the impact of receiving legal aid on HIV care continuum outcomes among formerly incarcerated individuals. In addition, the investigators would like to assess the effectiveness of a comprehensive training for providers in increasing knowledge about medical legal partnerships and improving clinic level outcomes, including communication among providers. The training includes several topics including health disparities impacting formerly incarcerated individuals, health-harming legal needs and risks, screening for health-harming legal needs and risks, medical-legal partnership structure and operations, prerequisites for MLPs, embedding legal expertise within regularized case management, co-location of legal services, and data collection and analysis.
Making ART Work Among Brazilian Youth
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: October 1, 2023
Eligibility: MALEs, 18 Years to 24 Years, f
Location(s): Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (INI) Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This study seeks to develop and pilot test a theory-based, integrated technology and counseling intervention to improve ART adherence among sexual and gender minority (SGM) young people living with HIV (ages 18-24) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The intervention aims to improve social support, self-efficacy for taking ART, and teach skills for problem-solving barriers to promote better adherence.
PASEO Intervention for Adolescents Transitioning to Adult HIV Care in Urban Peru
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: September 22, 2023
Eligibility: 15 Years to 23 Years, f
Location(s): Instituto Nacional de Salud del Nino, Breña, Lima, Peru; Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Callao, Lima, Peru; Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, Lima, Peru; Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue, Lima, Peru
This study is an evaluation of an intervention (nicknamed "PASEO") that aims to facilitate the transition to adult HIV care for adolescents living with HIV in Lima, Peru. The intervention consists of health systems navigation and accompaniment, monthly check-ins with a lay health worker, enhanced social support provided through peer support groups, education sessions, mental health screening and referral, resolution of acute needs, and individualized adherence support.
The study is a two-arm 1:1 randomized evaluation to determine the short- and long-term (i.e., post-intervention) efficacy of the PASEO intervention with regard to retention with viral load suppression as well as other indicators of well-being. The cumulative incidence of unsuccessful transition at 12- and 24-months will be compared. The cost and cost-effectiveness of the study intervention in terms of cost per additional successful transition achieved will be estimated. Data on implementation considerations essential for uptake, sustainability, and successful adoption by the public sector will be provided.
Omuyambi: Traditional Healer Support to Improve HIV Viral Suppression in Rural Uganda
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: July 20, 2023
Eligibility: 18 Years to , f
Location(s): Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
This study aims to test a new approach to support people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Uganda. Traditional healers (TH) will be trained to provide counselling and testing for HIV, help patients start antiretroviral therapy quickly, and offer guidance on taking medications and staying in HIV care. This support will be given in addition to the regular care provided at clinics. The main goal of the study is to see if this new approach can help more people in rural areas achieve viral suppression.
Suubi+Adherence4Youth
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: June 26, 2023
Eligibility: 11 Years to 17 Years, f
Location(s): International Center for Child Health and Development, Masaka, Uganda
The study will test four economic empowerment intervention components to identify the combination that best enhance viral suppression.
The study design is a 2-to-the 4 factorial experiment. The 2 represents the level of each component:0 (receive) or (don't receive) four components: 1) Financial Literacy Training (FLT); 2) Incentivized Matched Youth Savings Accounts (YSA) with income-generating activities (IGAs); 3) A manualized intervention for ART adherence and stigma reduction (Suubi Cartoon); and 4) Engagement with HIV treatment-experienced role models who share their lived experiences of HIV. Guided by the MOST framework, the study will test each of the four components' performance and their combinations on the primary outcome, viral suppression. Resulting in 16 unique conditions representing all possible combinations of the 4 components. The study will randomize at the level of health clinics (N=48). Clinics will be randomized to provide one of the 16 conditions, with 12 ALHIV (aged 11-17 years) enrolled per clinic, yielding main effects and interaction effects for the 4 components on sustained viral suppression. Sustained viral suppression is defined as an undetectable viral load on all 12-, 24- and 36-month follow-up assessments.
1MoreStep: An Intervention to Increase HIV Care Engagement and Reduce Intimate Partner Violence Among Black Women Living With HIV
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: June 26, 2023
Eligibility: FEMALEs, 18 Years to , f
Location(s): Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
This study tests a 5-session cognitive behavioral approach program (herein referred to as the 1MoreStep intervention) to train Black women living with HIV (LWH) and exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) in the past 2 years (hereafter, BWLWHI) in: 1) cognitive and behavioral skills to access internal and external sources of strength (e.g. self-reliance, safety net); safety strategies, knowledge about Undetectable = Untransmissible (U=U) and HIV care; and reduce internalized and anticipated stigma; 2) communication skills to respond to enacted HIV and IPV stigma and enlist social support; and 3) addressing structural barriers to HIV care engagement with an HIV navigator component. The intervention is informed by the HIV-Stigma Framework and a resilient-reintegration model which views women as active participants in responding to IPV and managing life with HIV.
Aim 1: Examine preliminary efficacy of the 1MoreStep intervention on: (a) IPV safety strategies (informal and formal resources, safety planning, and placating strategies at baseline, 3-month and 6-month follow-up visits); and (b) HIV care engagement (medical record confirmed visit with an HIV care provider, antiretroviral therapy (ART) prescription, medication adherence, and viral load status during 3-month and 6-month follow-up visits).
Aim 2: Examine the acceptability and feasibility of the 1MoreStep intervention operationalized by (a) quantitative measures: session attendance and fidelity to key intervention components and (b) qualitative interviews to assess: program fit, facilitators and barriers to participation, and using 1MoreStep intervention skills.
Supporting Trans Affirmation, Relationships, and Sex, Phase 3
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: June 20, 2023
Eligibility: MALEs, 18 Years to , t
Location(s): Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate and test a newly developed gender-affirming intervention that addresses the dual and interconnected risks of HIV and intimate partner victimization (IPV) among transgender women (TW). The main questions it aims to answer are: (1) will the study intervention reduce HIV risk within the context of IPV and related risk factors (e.g., substance use and PTSD); (2) will STARS improve primary prevention behaviors, such as condom use, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use, and repeat HIV testing; and (3) what are the mechanisms of change relevant to the theoretical foundations of the intervention, including gender affirmation, empowerment, and self-efficacy. The findings from this study will provide the necessary groundwork to examine the efficacy of this combined HIV-IPV intervention in a future, large-scale clinical trial.
There are several components to this research study:
* First, participants will be asked to complete a series of screening interviews/questionnaires to determine eligibility, including completing a HIV test. * If eligible, participants will then take part in a 2-3 hour baseline assessment consisting of both interviewer administered questionnaires as well as self-administered surveys. * Participants will then be randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions: (1) a newly developed gender affirming intervention, known as Program STARS (Supporting Trans Affirmation, relationships, and Sex) or (2) a time-matched, attention-controlled program that offers free training in relaxation and stress reduction techniques (a.k.a., the comparison group). Both interventions offer unique components and the researchers do not yet know the impact the programs may have on participants' overall well-being. * Participants randomized to Project STARS, will be invited to complete a semi-structured exit interview (lasting 60-90 min.) after the completion of the program. * This clinical trial has three follow-up assessments: (1) post-intervention (i.e., after the peer-counseling programs are complete); (2) at 4-months follow-up; and (3) at 6-months follow-up. The follow-up assessments are structured the same way as the baseline assessment and are estimated to take around 1-2 hours.
The total study involvement for this clinical trial is estimated to take approximately 10 to 12 hours over the course of six months.
Baricitinib for Reduction of HIV - CNS
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: May 18, 2023
Eligibility: 18 Years to 65 Years, f
Location(s): Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
There is still no cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). While combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) is effective in decreasing deaths from HIV, infected individuals face a lifetime of treatment and many potential complications including end organ diseases such as HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. HIV infection is controllable with antiretroviral therapy (ART), but ART cannot eliminate HIV reservoirs. Thus, there is no available cure for HIV. There is a large and growing body of evidence that the central nervous system (CNS) is an HIV reservoir site and a barrier to HIV eradication. Our group has done extensive pre-clinical work with janus-kinase (JAK 1/2) inhibitors. This includes baricitinib, which is an orally available, FDA-approved drug for rheumatoid arthritis. Evidence suggests that this drug has activity against HIV in the central nervous system (CNS). In our recently completed pilot study, we showed that baricitinib crosses the blood brain barrier (BBB) and decreases HIV CNS persistence in the brain.
Using bloodwork, neurocognitive testing, MRIs and lumbar punctures, we plan to evaluate the change in central nervous system HIV after treatment with baricitinib versus placebo. We will also evaluate changes in neuroimaging, inflammation in blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and neuropsychological performance after treatment with baricitinib versus placebo.
Evidence shows that the central nervous system is one of the reservoir sites that enables the HIV virus to persist in the body even after years of treatment. In order to attack this reservoir and eventually find a cure, it is vital to learn if certain medications can suppress HIV in the CNS.
SV2A & TSPO PET Imaging Measures to Reveal Mechanisms of HIV Neuropathogenesis During Antiretroviral Therapy
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: May 17, 2023
Eligibility: 18 Years to 80 Years, t
Location(s): Yale School of Medicne, Neuro ID Research Program, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
The purpose of this study is to longitudinally characterize and evaluate changes in synaptic density in the brain using novel positron-emission tomography (PET) scans; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and clinical laboratory markers associated with HIV-related injury in the central nervous system. This study will test hypotheses relating to the presence and mechanisms of aberrant brain structure at the synaptic level in living humans with virologically controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy. To evaluate associations between PET imaging radiotracers \[11C\]UCB-J, a ligand for presynaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A), a vesicle membrane protein expressed in synapses, and PET \[11C\]PBR28 a measure of microglia function in the brain, the Yale PET center has developed an advanced approach of combining multiple distinct ligands in coordinated same-day PET imaging. Additionally, the study will evaluate the associations of this novel synaptic density marker with well-established clinical measures of neurocognitive performance and laboratory measures of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Improving HIV Testing, Linkage, and Retention in Care for Men Through U=U Messaging
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: March 31, 2023
Eligibility: MALEs, 15 Years to , t
Location(s): Cape Town Metro, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; Buffalo City Metro, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
This study will evaluate the impact of U=U messaging and counseling on gaps in the HIV care cascade for men, including testing uptake and ART initiation (Aim 1), achieving viral suppression and retention in care (Aim 2) in two provinces in South Africa. The U=U message communicates the compelling idea that PLHIV who take ART and have an undetectable viral load (\<200 copies/mL) cannot sexually transmit HIV. Additionally, the investigators will conduct a multi-method evaluation to inform future implementation of U=U messaging interventions (Aim 3).
SEARCH SAPPHIRE Phase B
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: March 28, 2023
Eligibility: 15 Years to , t
Location(s): SEARCH Office / GPRT, Kisumu, Kenya; Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
This study will evaluate the effects of optimized dynamic prevention and treatment packages delivered in a precision community health model on HIV incidence, as well as other health outcomes, in a community randomized trial design.
Neuroactive Steroid to Treat Depressed Mood: A Trial for People With HIV
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: March 3, 2023
Eligibility: 18 Years to 85 Years, f
Location(s): Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
This study will determine the effects of pregnenolone on brain function, inflammation and depressive symptoms in people with HIV who have depression. Participants in this study will receive a pill of either pregnenolone or placebo, and can stay on their current antidepression medications. Brain imaging and behavioral assessments will be performed during the study.
SYV: A Mental Health Intervention to Improve HIV Outcomes in Tanzanian Youth
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: March 1, 2023
Eligibility: 10 Years to 24 Years, f
Location(s): Mawenzi Regional Referral Hospital, Moshi, Tanzania; Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania; Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation - Tanzania, Mbeya Centre for Excellence, Mbeya, Tanzania; Chronic Disease Clinic of Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania; Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation - Tanzania, Mwanza Centre for Excellence, Mwanza, Tanzania; Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
The overall objectives of this proposal are to support positive coping strategies that bolster mental health and lead to improved HIV outcomes among Young People Living with HIV (YPLWH). The central hypothesis is that SYV (Sauti ya Vijana, The Voice of Youth) will be effective to improve antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and virologic suppression in YPLWH in Tanzania. The rationale for this project is that by targeting mental health, which is strongly associated with medication adherence, that this will effectively improve adherence and thereby HIV viral suppression. The central hypothesis will be tested in three aims in a hybrid type-1 effectiveness-implementation trial.
HeadStART: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Community ART Delivery for People Newly Diagnosed With HIV
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: January 15, 2023
Eligibility: Age N/A, f
Location(s): Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial at 12 health centers in refugee settlements in Uganda aiming to evaluate effectiveness of expansion of community antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery to people newly diagnosed with HIV in achieving HIV viral suppression.
PositiveLinks: mHealth for DC Cohort
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: December 12, 2022
Eligibility: 16 Years to , f
Location(s): MetroHealth, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Unity Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Howard University Hospital Pediatric Clinic, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Howard University Hospital Adult Clinic, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; George Washington Medical Faculty Associates, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Whitman-Walker Health, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; La Clinica Del Pueblo, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Family and Medical Counseling Service, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Washington Health Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
To achieve the end of the HIV epidemic, concerted efforts will be needed to address the HIV care continuum, including improving retention in care (RIC) and viral suppression (VS) among persons with HIV (PWH). In the U.S., less than 50% of PWH are RIC and even fewer are VS. Studies have shown that these PWH have poorer clinical outcomes and are at risk of transmitting HIV to others, hence the need for innovative solutions to improve retention in care and subsequent viral suppression. Theory-based mHealth interventions have been shown to be promising in reaching these at-risk groups and improving HIV-related outcomes. PositiveLinks is a clinic-deployed mHealth platform that includes patient and provider smartphone apps, a web portal for clinic staff and providers to manage patient cohorts, an online implementation guide, and a learning management system to train and certify clinic staff. It has theory-based features including daily queries of adherence, mood, and stress, graphical feedback for self-monitoring, secure messaging with staff, appointment reminders, anonymized peer support, information resources, and document upload capability to support insurance re-enrollment. A 12-month prospective study in poorly retained PWH found that PL increased RIC and VS, with app use related to benefit as well as improved social support and stigma. PL is a promising existing mHealth tool for PWH, yet its efficacy has not been tested in a randomized trial, nor in urban populations. The investigators will test the efficacy of PositiveLinks to improve RIC and VS among a cohort of PWH in a high HIV prevalence city of Washington, DC. Participants will be identified from the DC Cohort, a longitudinal prospective cohort of PWH receiving HIV care at 15 clinics in DC. First, the investigators will conduct formative research to assess the feasibility, acceptability and usability of PositiveLinks among this urban cohort and conduct subsequent adaptations based on these findings. The investigators will then conduct an efficacy study through a cluster randomized controlled trial at 12 DC Cohort sites among 482 PWH. Clinics will be randomized to PL or usual care. Primary outcomes will include VS, RIC, and visit constancy at 12 months. Finally, the investigators will conduct mixed methods implementation science research guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and RE-AIM to identify site, patient, provider, and system factors that characterize best practices in program implementation. If successful, this research will lead to the development of a novel and efficacious approach to improving RIC and VS among PWH which could lead to dissemination research that will contribute to HIV epidemic control. This project is responsive to NIH priorities, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and Ending the HIV Epidemic goals as it is cross-cutting, seeks to reduce health inequities, and to improve health outcomes to achieve sustained viral suppression in a geographic hotspot for HIV.
Suubi-Mhealth: A Mobile Health Intervention to Address Depression Among Youth
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: November 23, 2022
Eligibility: 14 Years to 17 Years, f
Location(s): International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), Masaka, Uganda
The overall goal of this study is to develop an mHealth intervention (Suubi-Mhealth) for use among Ugandan youth (14-17 years) with comorbid HIV and depression, taking into account their unique contextual, cultural, and developmental needs. This digital therapy intervention delivered via a mobile application, will utilize the core tenets of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) found to improve depression and ART adherence.
Women SHINE: Addressing Syndemics and HIV Among Women Through Tech-Based Peer Engagement
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: November 15, 2022
Eligibility: FEMALEs, 18 Years to , f
Location(s): The Regents of the Univ. of Calif., U.C. San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
A two-arm RCT will be conducted to test the efficacy of Women SHINE, a web-based trauma-informed peer navigation-social support intervention (Figure 2). A total of 360 women living with HIV/AIDS (WLHA) with a history of adulthood interpersonal violence who have been prescribed ART but are non-adherent (\< 90% ART adherent in the last 4 weeks) will be enrolled in the study. WLHA will be randomized (1:1) into one of the following conditions: 1) Women SHINE intervention arm (n=180) or 2) Control arm (n=180). The Women SHINE intervention arm will receive a four-month intervention including peer navigator (PN) one-on-one sessions, phone/text-based check-ins, 7 psychoeducation weekly support group sessions (120 mins.) co-facilitated by a licensed therapist and PN, and access to a static website with resources for HIV care, interpersonal violence, trauma, mental health, and substance use. The control arm will receive one group session (60 mins.) on self-care and well-being and access to the aforementioned website with resources. Women will complete a video-based survey and mailed hair sample self-collection at baseline, 4-, 8-, and 12-months post-randomization, to evaluate improvements in ART adherence (Aim 1), emotion regulation, and PTSD symptoms (Aim 2). Investigators will examine the mediating effect of individual (retention in HIV care, coping self-efficacy, social support, ancillary support services use) and socio-structural (stigma, medical mistrust) mechanisms of change on the efficacy of Women SHINE (Aim 3).
A Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Dolutegravir in Neonates Exposed to HIV-1
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: October 5, 2022
Eligibility: Age N/A, f
Location(s): Wits RHI Shandukani Research Centre CRS, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; Umlazi, Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa; Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital NICHD CRS, Chiang Rai, Thailand; Rush University, Cook County Hospital NICHD CRS, Chicago, Illinois, United States; University of Colorado Denver NICHD CRS, Aurora, Colorado, United States; Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center NICHD CRS, Bronx, New York, United States; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA NICHD CRS, Los Angeles, California, United States
This study will test an anti-HIV drug (ARV) for newborn babies. The study will include a minimum of 36 and up to 108 mothers living with HIV and their newborn babies from Brazil, South Africa, Thailand, and the United States. Infants will be in the study for approximately 16 weeks (four months) after they are born. Mothers will not receive study drug and will exit the study after the Entry visit.
Clinic-based HIV Identification and Prevention Project Using Electronic Resources
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: October 3, 2022
Eligibility: FEMALEs, 15 Years to 65 Years, t
Location(s): Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Hybrid Type II effectiveness-implementation trial to investigate whether electronic medical and sexual history data collection with HIV risk categorization/scoring will increase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among cis-gender women attending routine well-woman gynecologic preventative visits.
Case Management Dyad
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: September 9, 2022
Eligibility: 18 Years to 40 Years, t
Location(s): University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
The overall goal of this study is to test whether dyadic and focused case management will (1) improve financial wellbeing, (2) improve access to food, (3) increase linkage and retention rates for individuals living with HIV or those taking PrEP (PrEP persistence), and (4) increase the proportion of individuals living with HIV who are virally suppressed (viral suppression) when compared to routine Ryan White Non-Medical Case Management.
Treatment Research Investigating Depression Effects on Neuroimmune Targets (TRIDENT)
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: August 30, 2022
Eligibility: 18 Years to , f
Location(s): University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to understand how a cognitive-behavioral treatment (a form of psychological treatment) for depression changes the gut microbiome (micro-organisms that regulate the health of the gut), immune system, and the brain functioning in people living with HIV.
AmbassADDOrs for Health Study
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: July 26, 2022
Eligibility: 18 Years to , t
Location(s): Mwanza Province, Mwanza, Tanzania
The goal of the study is to evaluate Malkia Klabu ("Queen Club") in Tanzania, a loyalty program intervention that creates adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)-friendly drug shops where AGYW can access HIV prevention services and contraception.
Developing mHealth to Promote PrEP Use Among Thai Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: February 23, 2022
Eligibility: MALEs, 16 Years to 25 Years, t
Location(s): Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand; SWING Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand; Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand
The goal of this study is to develop and pilot test technology-based interventions to promote Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and adherence among Thai young men who have sex with men (YMSM).
Long-Term Clinical, Immunologic, and Virologic Profiles of Children Who Received Early Treatment for HIV
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Start Date: February 2, 2022
Eligibility: Age N/A, f
Location(s): Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University CRS (5115), Bangkok, Ratchathewi, Thailand; University California, San Diego (CRS 4601), San Diego, California, United States; 5055, South Florida CDTC Fort Lauderdale Clinical Research Site, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States; Univ of Miami Pediatric/Perinatal HIV/AIDS (5127), Miami, Florida, United States; 5030, Emory University School of Medicine Clinical Research Site, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; 5128, Texas Children's Hospital Clinical Research Site, Houston, Texas, United States; School of Medicine, University of Minas Gerais - FUNDEP (5073), Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Hospital dos Servidores Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Hospital Geral De Nova Igaucu (5097), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo (5074), Sao Paulo, Brazil; St. Mary's CRS 30303, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe; Harare Family Care (31890), Harare, Zimbabwe; 31798, Baylor-Uganda Clinical Research Site, Kampala, Uganda; Seke North CRS 30306, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe; Family Clinical Research Unit (FAM-CRU) CRS (8950), Tygerberg Hills, South Africa; 8051, Wits RHI Shandukani Research Centre Clinical Research Site, Johannesburg, South Africa; 30300, Umlazi Clinical Research Site, Durban, South Africa; Soweto IMPAACT CRS (8052), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; University of North Carolina Lilongwe (12001), Lilongwe, Malawi; College of Med. JHU CRS (30301), Blantyre, Malawi; 5121, Kenya Medical Research Institute/Walter Reed Project Clinical Research Center Kericho Clinical Research Site, Kericho, Kenya; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (CRS 5112), Los Angeles, California, United States
IMPAACT 2028 is an observational prospective study to characterize a cohort of early treated children who may participate in future research related to HIV remission or cure. Up to approximately 250 participants will be in the study for approximately seven years. No intervention is provided in the study.
Increasing HIV/STI Home Testing Via a Digital Intervention Among Black Women
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: February 2, 2022
Eligibility: FEMALEs, 15 Years to 59 Years, t
Location(s): Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dallas, Texas, United States; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, United States; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Austin, Texas, United States; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, San Antonio, Texas, United States
The proposed intervention is a web-based intervention guided by theoretical components to increase HIV home testing among Black women at risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in a HIV hotspot in the South. The intervention will promote using the home test, linkage to care, and linkage to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) evaluation. The intervention has the potential to be implemented on a large scale and tailored based on location and population to increase testing, treatment, and PrEP adoption.
Developing a Trauma-focused Intervention for Older Adults Living With HIV
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: January 18, 2022
Eligibility: 50 Years to 85 Years, f
Location(s): University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Investigators are adapting the LIFT and REFLECT interventions for older adults living with HIV who have been exposed to childhood sexual abuse.
The SMART ART Study
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: November 2, 2021
Eligibility: 18 Years to , f
Location(s): Human Sciences Research Council Sweetwaters, Sweetwaters, Kwa-zulu Natal, South Africa
The investigators propose A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial of scalable interventions for ART delivery in South Africa- the SMART ART study-a randomized study to test adaptive ART delivery for persons with detectable viral load and/or not engaged in care.The types of differentiated service delivery (DSD) that will be examined in this study are incentives, community-based ART, and home delivery. The study plans to enroll up to 900 participants-people living with HIV and who are eligible for ART and living in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study aims to maximize the proportion of ART eligible persons living with HIV who achieve viral suppression at 18 months. The study will also evaluate the preferences of clients and providers for differentiated service delivery, and evaluate the cost effectiveness of adaptive HIV treatment for those who are not engaged in care.
Pharmacokinetic Properties of Antiretroviral and Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Start Date: September 1, 2021
Eligibility: FEMALEs, Age N/A, f
Location(s): Hosp. Geral De Nova Igaucu Brazil NICHD CRS, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital NICHD CRS (Site ID: 5128), Houston, Texas, United States; Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College (BJMC) CRS, Pune, Maharashtra, India; Sizwe CRS, Johannesburg, South Africa; Desmond Tutu TB Centre - Stellenbosch University (DTTC-SU) CRS, Cape Town, South Africa; University of Florida Jacksonville NICHD CRS, Jacksonville, Florida, United States; Univ. of Colorado Denver NICHD CRS, Aurora, Colorado, United States; Wits RHI Shandukani Research, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; IMPAACT/ Gamma Project/ UPR Pediatric HIV/AIDS Research CRS, San Juan, Puerto Rico; University of California, UC San Diego CRS- Mother-Child-Adolescent HIV Program, San Diego, California, United States; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA NICHD CRS, Los Angeles, California, United States; Usc La Nichd Crs, Los Angeles, California, United States; Gaborone CRS (Site ID: 12701), Gaborone, South-East District, Botswana; Kenya Medical Research Institute / Walter Reed Project Clinical Research Center, Kericho CRS, Kericho, Kenya; Pediatric Perinatal HIV NICHD CRS, Miami, Florida, United States; Rush University Cook County Hospital Chicago NICHD CRS, Chicago, Illinois, United States; Molepolole CRS (Site ID: 12702), Molepolole, Kweneng District, Botswana; Emory University School of Medicine NICHD CRS, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital NICHD CRS (Site ID: 5116), Chiang Rai, Thailand; Baylor-Uganda CRS, Kampala, Uganda; Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University NICHD CRS, Bangkok, Bangkoknoi, Thailand; Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (LCH) CRS (Site ID: 4001), Chicago, Illinois, United States; Univ. of Sao Paulo Brazil NICHD CRS (Site ID: 5074), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; SOM Federal University Minas Gerais Brazil NICHD CRS, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado NICHD CRS, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Famcru Crs, Tygerberg Hills, South Africa; Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore NICHD CRS, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center NICHD CRS, Bronx, New York, United States; Jacobi Med. Ctr. Bronx NICHD CRS, Bronx, New York, United States; SUNY Stony Brook NICHD CRS, Stony Brook, New York, United States; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital CRS, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) properties of antiretroviral (ARV) and anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs administered during pregnancy and postpartum.
PrEParing Family Planning Clinics to Streamline Integration of HIV Prevention Services for Young Women in Kenya
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: March 1, 2021
Eligibility: FEMALEs, Age N/A, t
Location(s): Kenyatta National Hospital, Kisumu, Kenya
This a prospective, open-label implementation project to catalyze integration of HIV prevention and PrEP care services for adolescent girls and young women in family planning clinics in Kenya.
HIV Treatment Adherence Dose Determination Trial
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: September 1, 2020
Eligibility: 18 Years to , f
Location(s): University of Connecticut Field Site, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States
The proposed research will conduct the first dose-determination trial to find the optimal number of behavioral counseling sessions (dose) needed to achieve and sustain optimal HIV treatment adherence. The results of this study will determine how much intervention is needed for whom and at what cost to guide health policy and implementation of behavioral interventions designed to improve durable viral suppression.
An Avatar-based Mobile Phone Intervention to Promote Health in African American MSM
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: March 4, 2020
Eligibility: MALEs, 18 Years to 34 Years, f
Location(s): University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
The investigators propose to determine the efficacy of "My Personal Health Guide," a theory-based innovative talking relational human Avatar mobile phone application to engage HIV-positive AAMSM in adherence and retention in care. Providing an empathetic talking Avatar source of HIV-related information, motivation, and behavioral skills that is as private and convenient as their own mobile phone might produce a high impact by overcoming barriers to HIV adherence and retention in care such as stigma and health literacy.
Adolescent Master Protocol for Participants 18 Years of Age or Older - Lite
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Start Date: November 1, 2017
Eligibility: 18 Years to , f
Location(s): Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Rush University Cook County Hospital Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States; SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States; New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States; Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
This is a prospective cohort study designed to define the impact of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) on young adults with perinatal HIV infection as they transition to adulthood.
Very Early Intensive Treatment of Infants Living With HIV to Achieve HIV Remission
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Start Date: January 23, 2015
Eligibility: to 48 Hours, f
Location(s): 5083, Rush University Cook County Hospital Clinical Research Site, Chicago, Illinois, United States; 5127, Pediatric Perinatal HIV Clinical Research Site, Miami, Florida, United States; 5051, University of Florida Center for HIV/AIDS Research, Education and Service (UF CARES) Clinical Research Site, Jacksonville, Florida, United States; 5052, University of Colorado, Denver Clinical Research Site, Aurora, Colorado, United States; 5112, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Clinical Research Site, Los Angeles, California, United States; 5048, University of Southern California Clinical Research Site, Los Angeles, California, United States; 4601, University of California, San Diego Clinical Research Site, La Jolla, California, United States; 31890, Harare Family Care Clinical Research Site, Harare, Zimbabwe; 30306, Seke North Clinical Research Site, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe; 30303, Saint Mary's Clinical Research Site, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe; 31798, Baylor-Uganda Clinical Research Site, Kampala, Uganda; 5116, Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital Clinical Research Site, Chiang Mai, Thailand; 5115, Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University Clinical Research Site, Bankok, Bangkoknoi, Thailand; 5118, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Clinical Research Site, Moshi, Tanzania; 8950, FAMCRU Clinical Research Site, Tygerberg, Western Cape, South Africa; 30300, Umlazi Clinical Research Site, Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa; 5129, University of Puerto Rico Gamma Project Clinical Research Site, San Juan, Puerto Rico; 30301, Blantyre Clinical Research Site, Blantyre, Malawi; 12001, Malawi Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe, Central, Malawi; 5121, Kenya Medical Research Institute/Walter Reed Project Clinical Research Center Kericho Clinical Research Site, Kericho, Kenya; 30022, Les Centres GHESKIO Clinical Research Site, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 5074, University of Sao Paulo Clinical Research Site, São Paulo, Brazil; 5097, Hospital Geral de Nova Igaucu Clinical Research Site, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; 5071, Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagao Gesteira Clinical Research Site, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; 5073, School of Medicine Federal University Minas Gerais Clinical Research Site, Minas Gerais, Brazil; 5128, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital Clinical Research Site, Houston, Texas, United States; 6501, St Jude Children's Research Hospital Clinical Research Site, Memphis, Tennessee, United States; 5013, Jacobi Medical Center Clinical Research Site, Bronx, New York, United States; 5114, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Clinical Research Site, Bronx, New York, United States; 5092, Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Site, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; 4001, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Clinical Research Site, Chicago, Illinois, United States
The study will explore the effects of early intensive antiretroviral therapy (ART) with or without a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) on achieving HIV remission (HIV RNA below the limit of detection of the assay) among infants living with HIV.
Adolescent Master Protocol for Participants 18 Years of Age and Older (AMP Up)
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Start Date: April 30, 2014
Eligibility: 18 Years to , t
Location(s): San Juan Research Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States; St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States; University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States; University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States; Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States; Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States; University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States; Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States; Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York, United States
This is a prospective cohort study designed to define the impact of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) on young adults with perinatal HIV infection (YAPHIV) as they transition into adulthood. A group of of perinatally exposed but uninfected young adults from a similar sociodemographic background and age distribution will be enrolled for comparison.