Teamwork Makes the Dream Work (ARTAS)

Loma Linda University (LLU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Inpatient Facility Diagnoses; HIV Infections

Treatments: Behavioral: Standard of Care; Behavioral: Team Based Inpatient ARTAS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT05866523

5230236

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 250 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or greater
• newly diagnosed HIV
• Known diagnosis of HIV not on ART within 30 days of admission
• Known HIV and not virally suppressed based on interview
• Known HIV and has not been under the care of an HIV specialist within the past 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• All three criteria must be present for exclusion:
• virally suppressed
• actively taking ART
• are under active care of an HIV specialist within the last 6 months
• Less than 18 years of age (stand alone exclusion)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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250 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard of Care Historic Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Control group will get treatment as usual, which consists of medical care by primary admitting service

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard of Care

Team based inpatient ARTAS

Active Comparator group

Description:

Eligible patients after the study consent process will receive Antiretroviral Treatment Access Study (ARTAS) intervention by social-worker and a medical consultation by an infectious disease physician

Treatment:

Behavioral: Team Based Inpatient ARTAS