Implementation of Onsite, Rapid ART Initiation Among People Who Inject Drugs Living With HIV at Syringe Services Program
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if providing HIV medicine right away at the IDEA Syringe Services Program will help the participant start and remain in HIV care, including having no detectable HIV in the participant's blood.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Rapid ART group Patients will receive HIV care including Biktarvy for 6 months at the syringe services program followed by 6 months of standard of care at a traditional clinic. |
Drug: Biktarvy 50Mg-200Mg-25Mg Tablet
Daily Biktarvy (50/200/25mg) combination ART by mouth for 6 months
Other: HIV care
HIV primary care (including Biktarvy delivery) will be conducted outside of a clinical setting by a community-based harm reduction program for 6 months.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Percentage of participants with HIV viral load suppression [6 months]
HIV viral load suppression is defined as <200 copies/ml in participants' blood
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Percentage of participants with HIV viral load suppression [1 month]
HIV viral load suppression is defined as <200 copies/ml in participants' blood
- Percentage of participants with HIV viral load suppression [12 months]
HIV viral load suppression is defined as <200 copies/ml in participants' blood
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Adult (age>18 years);
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positive rapid HIV test;
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ability to provide informed consent;
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HIV RNA > 200 copies/ml;
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creatinine clearance > 30 mg/dl as measured by serum creatinine;
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no allergy to bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BFTAF) as indicated by patient history and self-reported allergies.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any other comorbidities at the discretion of the investigator
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University of Miami | Miami | Florida | United States | 33136 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Miami
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Hansel Tookes, MD, University of Miami
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 20200793