Effectiveness of Peer Navigation and Contingency Management on Retention in HIV Care (CHAMPS)
HIV/AIDS
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for HIV/AIDS
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed HIV+
- Age 18 years or older
- English or Spanish speaking
- Residence in Los Angeles County
- prescribed ART in prior 24 months
- < 3 visits in prior 12 months or have detectable viral load, as identified in the Ryan White CaseWatch database
Exclusion Criteria:
Not meeting any of the criteria identified above
Sites / Locations
- Center for Health Justice
- Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
- AltaMed Health Services Corporation
- Oasis Clinic
- Olive View Medical Center
- Northeast Valley Health Corporation
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Experimental
No Intervention
Contingency Management only
Peer Navigation only
Combined Contingency Management and Peer Navigation
Usual care
Participants assigned to this arm will receive payments for attending regular HIV medical appointments at the clinic and filling prescribed HIV medications at the pharmacy
Participants in this arm will be assigned a peer navigator to assist them in accessing and remaining in HIV care
Participants in this arm will be assigned a peer navigator to assist them in accessing and remaining in HIV care and will be eligible to receive incentives for attending HIV care visits/refilling prescriptions.
Participants in this arm will receive the care that they would usually get in their clinic in the absence of this study.