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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
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional health services research trial for HIV/AIDS focused on measuring HIV, housing, homelessness

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

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

    First Posted
    November 3, 2017
    Last Updated
    September 6, 2018
    Sponsor
    New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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    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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