Project Hope: Hospital Visit is an Opportunity for Prevention and Engagement With HIV-positive Crack Users

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified February 2009 by University of Miami.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Lisa R Metsch, University of Miami
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00447798
First received: March 13, 2007
Last updated: January 26, 2012
Last verified: February 2009

March 13, 2007
January 26, 2012
June 2005
February 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
To evaluate the efficacy of a brief, theoretically-based intervention in reducing unprotected sexual intercourse by HIV-positive crack users recruited from the inpatient/hospital setting. [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
To evaluate the efficacy of a brief, theoretically-based intervention in reducing unprotected sexual intercourse by HIV-positive crack users recruited from the inpatient/hospital setting.
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The impact of the intervention on secondary outcomes including the increased use of HIV primary outpatient care and readiness for and entry to drug treatment, will also be evaluated. [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
The impact of the intervention on secondary outcomes including the increased use of HIV primary outpatient care and readiness for and entry to drug treatment, will also be evaluated.
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Project Hope: Hospital Visit is an Opportunity for Prevention and Engagement With HIV-positive Crack Users
Project Hope: Hospital Visit is an Opportunity for Prevention and Engagement With HIV-positive Crack Users

The proposed study uses a two-arm randomized experimental design to evaluate the efficacy of a brief, theoretically-guided, "Prevention Care Advocate" intervention with HIV-positive crack users. Study participants will be recruited from the HIV inpatient hospital wards of two inner-city hospitals that serve a similar population of HIV-positive patients: Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH) in Miami, Florida and Grady Memorial Hospital (GMH) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The proposed study uses a two-arm randomized experimental design to evaluate the efficacy of a brief, theoretically-guided, "Prevention Care Advocate" intervention with HIV-positive crack users. Study participants will be recruited from the HIV inpatient hospital wards of two inner-city hospitals that serve a similar population of HIV-positive patients: Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH) in Miami, Florida and Grady Memorial Hospital (GMH) in Atlanta, Georgia.

This 8-session, multi-component, skills-building intervention adapted from strategies used in prior studies encourages participants to advocate prevention and receipt of primary care services for themselves and their peers. We will employ a randomized experimental design to compare the intervention's efficacy with an attention-control group.

SPECIFIC AIMS Aim 1: To evaluate the efficacy of a brief, theoretically-based intervention in reducing unprotected sexual intercourse by HIV-positive crack users recruited from the inpatient/hospital setting. The impact of the intervention on secondary outcomes including the increased use of HIV primary outpatient care and readiness for and entry to drug treatment, will also be evaluated.

Aim 2: To examine whether knowledge, motivation and perceived self-efficacy are impacted by the intervention, and if changes in these variables explain change in the behavioral outcomes of interest.

Aim 3: To determine the extent to which behavioral outcomes are maintained over time.

Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
  • HIV Infections
  • Crack Cocaine Use
  • Risky Sexual Behavior
  • Behavioral: Prevention Care Advocate
    Prevention Care Advocate: 8 Session intervention combining cognitive-behavioral skill building & strengths based case management
  • Behavioral: Attention Control
    Attention Control: HIV education plus 8 discussion-facilitated videos on health promotion, employment, & lifestyle
  • Experimental: 1
    Prevention Care Advocate: 8 Session intervention combining cognitive-behavioral skill building & strengths based case management
    Intervention: Behavioral: Prevention Care Advocate
  • Active Comparator: 2
    Attention Control: HIV education plus 8 discussion-facilitated videos on health promotion, employment, & lifestyle
    Intervention: Behavioral: Attention Control
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Active, not recruiting
520
August 2012
February 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • HIV positive
  • Sexually active
  • Recruited from inpatient/hospital setting
  • Crack user

Exclusion Criteria:

  • HIV negative
  • Not sexually active
  • Not recruited from inpatient/hospital setting
  • Non crack user
Both
18 Years and older
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT00447798
RO1DA017612, 1R01DA017612
Yes
Lisa R Metsch, University of Miami
University of Miami
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Principal Investigator: Lisa R Metsch, Ph.D. University of Miami
Principal Investigator: Carlos Del Rio, M.D. Emory University
University of Miami
February 2009

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