Cooperative Re-Engagement Controlled Trial (CoRECT) (CoRECT)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Human Immunodeficiency Virus focused on measuring HIV/AIDS, re-engagement in care, data to care
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Residents within the health department jurisdiction who have received HIV medical care at a CoRECT clinic and then disengage by either of the following definitions:
- Clinic definition: did not have a visit with a prescribing provider for 6 months.
- Health department definition: no CD4 or viral load test result reported to health department surveillance for more than 6 months.
Residents within the health department jurisdiction with newly diagnosed HIV infection who have not linked to medical care within 90 days and have either:
- Received, but did not attend, an appointment at a CoRECT clinic; or
- Attended an enrollment visit but did not receive medical care at a CoRECT clinic.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Deceased
- Out of jurisdiction
- Changed providers
- Incarcerated
Sites / Locations
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Philadelphia Department of Health
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
standard of care (SOC) arm
Intervention arm
Individuals found to be out of HIV medical care will receive standard of care to re-engage. This will not include use of disease intervention specialist to locate and recruit back to HIV medical care or use of the Anti-Retroviral Treatment and Access to Services (ARTAS) intervention.
Individuals randomized to the intervention arm will receive field services to locate, contact, and provide assistance to access HIV medical care. Intervention may include use of disease intervention specialist to locate and recruit back to HIV medical care or use of the Anti-Retroviral Treatment and Access to Services (ARTAS) intervention.