Enhanced Housing Placement Assistance (EHPA)
Primary Purpose
HIV/AIDS, Housing Problems
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Enhanced housing placement assistance
Standard housing placement assistance
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for HIV/AIDS focused on measuring HIV, housing, homelessness
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Person living with HIV in New York City
- Residing in an New York City HASA single-adult single-room-occupancy (SRO) hotel
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Inability to complete survey in English or Spanish
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Active Comparator
Arm Label
Enhanced housing placement assistance
Standard housing placement assistance
Arm Description
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Number of Participants With Placement in Permanent Housing
supportive housing, rental assistance, other non-emergency housing, etc.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Number of Participants With Engagement in HIV Care
any reported HIV viral load (VL) or CD4 test
Number of Participants With HIV Viral Suppression
Last viral load is under 200 copies/mL
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT03334825
First Posted
November 3, 2017
Last Updated
September 6, 2018
Sponsor
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03334825
Brief Title
Enhanced Housing Placement Assistance
Acronym
EHPA
Official Title
An Enhanced Housing Placement Assistance (EHPA) Program for Homeless Persons Living With HIV/AIDS in New York City
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
September 2018
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
April 1, 2012 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2017 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2017 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Randomized controlled trial of housing placement assistance for homeless persons with HIV
Detailed Description
Approximately 800 persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) reside in HIV emergency single-room-occupancy (SRO) hotels in New York City and do not have the ability to secure permanent housing on their own. The study evaluated a pilot program which fast-tracked PLWHA from HIV emergency SRO hotels into permanent housing. The Enhanced Housing Placement Assistance (EHPA) program had three components: 1) active recruitment of emergency SRO hotel residents with high need for housing; 2) assistance in the rapid (fast-track) acquisition of permanent housing; and 3) participation in a 12-month support services program designed to prevent PLWHA from relapsing into homelessness, with services focused on increasing clients' capacity to live independently and maintain housing stability. Participants were randomly assigned to either 1) EHPA or 2) usual care, which included standard connections to services and housing programs offered by the New York City HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA), Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA), or Ryan White services, and were followed over twelve months using a questionnaire developed with significant input from the target population of PLWHA residing in emergency SRO hotels.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
HIV/AIDS, Housing Problems
Keywords
HIV, housing, homelessness
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
randomized controlled trial
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
236 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Enhanced housing placement assistance
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
Standard housing placement assistance
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Enhanced housing placement assistance
Intervention Description
assistance in the rapid (fast-track) acquisition of permanent housing; and participation in a 12-month support services program designed to prevent PLWHA from relapsing into homelessness, with services focused on increasing clients' capacity to live independently and maintain housing stability
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Standard housing placement assistance
Intervention Description
standard connections to services and housing programs offered by HASA, HOPWA, or Ryan White
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Number of Participants With Placement in Permanent Housing
Description
supportive housing, rental assistance, other non-emergency housing, etc.
Time Frame
12 months post-enrollment
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Number of Participants With Engagement in HIV Care
Description
any reported HIV viral load (VL) or CD4 test
Time Frame
12 months post-enrollment
Title
Number of Participants With HIV Viral Suppression
Description
Last viral load is under 200 copies/mL
Time Frame
12 months post-enrollment
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Person living with HIV in New York City
Residing in an New York City HASA single-adult single-room-occupancy (SRO) hotel
Exclusion Criteria:
Inability to provide informed consent
Inability to complete survey in English or Spanish
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Ellen W Wiewel, DrPH
Organizational Affiliation
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Vivian L Towe, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
RAND
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
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