Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

NCT05866523 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 5230236
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 250
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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

Conditions

HIV Infections; Inpatient Facility Diagnoses

Keywords

HIV, linkage to care, hospital readmission

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of linkage to HIV care post discharge

  Subject had one visit with HIV specialist post hospital discharge. This will be determined per medical chart review and phone interview with subject

  Up to 90 days post-study enrollment hospitalization discharge

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Readmission Rate after initial post-study hospitalization

  Up to 90 days post-study enrollment hospitalization discharge

Study Arms (2)

Standard of Care Historic Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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

Behavioral: Standard of Care

Team based inpatient ARTAS

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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

Behavioral: Team Based Inpatient ARTAS

Interventions

Team Based Inpatient ARTAS BEHAVIORAL

Infectious Disease Team will provide inpatient consultation. Social Work Team will provide 1 session of case management inpatient and up to 5 case management sessions within 90 days post discharge or until the client is linked to medical care as evidenced by visit with HIV specialist within 90 days post discharge.

Team based inpatient ARTAS

Standard of Care BEHAVIORAL

Subject admitted and seen by routine inpatient medical service.

Standard of Care Historic Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• virally suppressed
• actively taking ART
• are under active care of an HIV specialist within the last 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Loma Linda University: lead
• Gilead Sciences: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

• Craw JA, Gardner LI, Marks G, Rapp RC, Bosshart J, Duffus WA, Rossman A, Coughlin SL, Gruber D, Safford LA, Overton J, Schmitt K. Brief strengths-based case management promotes entry into HIV medical care: results of the antiretroviral treatment access study-II. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Apr 15;47(5):597-606. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181684c51.

  PMID: 18285714 BACKGROUND

• Gardner LI, Metsch LR, Anderson-Mahoney P, Loughlin AM, del Rio C, Strathdee S, Sansom SL, Siegal HA, Greenberg AE, Holmberg SD; Antiretroviral Treatment and Access Study Study Group. Efficacy of a brief case management intervention to link recently diagnosed HIV-infected persons to care. AIDS. 2005 Mar 4;19(4):423-31. doi: 10.1097/01.aids.0000161772.51900.eb.

  PMID: 15750396 BACKGROUND

• Gardner LI, Marks G, Craw J, Metsch L, Strathdee S, Anderson-Mahoney P, del Rio C; Antiretroviral Treatment Access Study Group. Demographic, psychological, and behavioral modifiers of the Antiretroviral Treatment Access Study (ARTAS) intervention. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2009 Sep;23(9):735-42. doi: 10.1089/apc.2008.0262.

  PMID: 19645619 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV Infections

Interventions

Standard of Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Health Services Administration; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Central Study Contacts

Jennifer Veltman, MD

CONTACT

909 558 4000; jveltman@llu.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This is a prospective, observational cohort study design with patients enrolled at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), evaluating a multidisciplinary inpatient linkage to care program compared to historical control.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 10, 2023
• First Posted: May 19, 2023
• Study Start: October 16, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: February 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)