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Network Supported Engagement In HIV Care (NSEC)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified November 2012 by University of Chicago
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Access Community Health Network
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
John Schneider, University of Chicago
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01726712
First received: October 15, 2012
Last updated: November 29, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The Network Supported Engagement in Care (NSEC) intervention is a brief, theory based and culturally sensitive intervention designed to capitalize on organic yet underutilized social support networks in the lives of young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) who have been recently diagnosed with HIV. The intervention has been developed with input from clients and their support network members, case managers, social workers, HIV primary care providers and pastoral care at a Federally Qualified Health Center. The goal of the intervention is to improve retention in care for newly diagnosed YBMSM who present for their first HIV primary care clinic appointment.


Condition Intervention
HIV
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
 Other: Supportive Care

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Network Supported Engagement In HIV Care

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Chicago:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Missed Visit Proportion (MVP) [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    The primary aim is to test for differences in MVP by treatment group across the study time period of 12 months


Estimated Enrollment: 141
Study Start Date: November 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2014
Estimated Primary Completion Date: November 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Routine Care
Active Comparator: Supportive Contact Other: Supportive Care
Provide emotional support. Provide practical support. Support friend/family by helping him find information or help for those with HIV in the community

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   16 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Index subjects

  • Self-identify as African-American and male;
  • same gender anal/oral sex in the past 2 years;
  • English speaking;
  • have at least one SC in their network;
  • own a cell phone not shared with other persons;
  • agreeable to text-message mini-booster sessions; and
  • between the ages of 16-29 years old.

Supportive Contact:

  • Index participant has agreed to including the supportive contact;
  • Supportive contact is willing to attend face to face and telephone mini-booster sessions;
  • 18 years of age or older;
  • English speaking; and
  • owns a cell phone that is not shared with other persons.

Exclusion Criteria:

Index Subject:

  • unable to provide assent/consent;
  • plan to move out of the area within the next 12 months;
  • are not willing to attend intervention sessions; or
  • not willing to return for assessments

Supportive Contact:

  • unable to provide informed consent; or
  • not willing to return for 3 and 12 month assessments.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01726712

Contacts
Contact: Molly Pilloton (773) 702-9967 mpilloton@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Contact: John Schneider, MD, PhD (773) 702-8349 jschnei1@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Locations
United States, Illinois
University of Chicago Medical Center Recruiting
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
Contact: Molly Pilloton     773-702-9967     mpilloton@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu    
Principal Investigator: John Schnedier            
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Chicago
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Access Community Health Network
Investigators
Principal Investigator: John A Schneider, MD, PhD University of Chicago
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: John Schneider, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01726712     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 11-0654, 1R34MH097622-01
Study First Received: October 15, 2012
Last Updated: November 29, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Chicago:
Patient Care Management
Primary Health Care
HIV
Patient Acceptance of Health Care

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 14, 2013