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CARE Corrections: Technology for Jail HIV/HCV Testing, Linkage, and Care (TLC)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Intervention Arm (computer-based CARE+ Corrections tool) and Educational video on opiate overdose prevention for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Completed, enrolled 112 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intervention (CARE+ Corrections) delivered to HIV-infected detainees within the DC Department of Corrections (DOC) and recently -released ex-detainees in the community can improve linkage to community HIV care and adherence to HIV medications after release, and ultimately achieve or maintain HIV viral suppression following community re-entry.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Study participants in the intervention arm will complete the computer-based CARE+ Corrections tool at baseline. The CARE tool provides tailored feedback based on the participants' responses to a series of questions included in the counseling session. Participants in this arm of the study recruited inside the DC DOC will receive typical discharge planning services as conducted by the correctional facility. Participants will be followed for six months after release/study enrollment. At the post-release baseline visit, participants in the intervention arm will receive a cell phone/SMS text messaging intervention consisting of using cell phone-delivered SMS text messages with the intent of improving linkage to community HIV care and adherence to ART (if prescribed.)
Participants in the Control Arm will view an educational video on opiate overdose prevention in jail prior to release. Control arm participants will be followed after release/study enrollment, just like participants in the Intervention Arm, and Plasma Viral Loads will be collected from them at baseline and follow-up.