Case Management Alternatives for African American Women at High Risk for HIV

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: HIV
• Interventions: Behavioral: strengths-based case management

• Registration Number: NCT00780260
• Lead Sponsor: Nova Southeastern University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test two innovative case management approaches designed to increase linkages and engagement with drug abuse treatment, HIV-related care, and other health services among an underserved population of African American women at risk for HIV.

Detailed Description

The study is fundamentally concerned with the implementation and evaluation of theoretically-based, culturally appropriate case management interventions targeting individual, social and environmental factors among highly vulnerable African American women. The research is designed to test innovative, comprehensive approaches to HIV prevention/intervention through case management driven service linkage and engagement. Testing new approaches to intervention with African-American women at high risk for HIV addresses a particularly urgent public health need in Miami, as well as other large metropolitan areas, where officials continue to document epidemic rates of HIV/AIDS clustered in urban, impoverished African-American communities.

Comparison: Participants will be randomly assigned to: a Strengths-Based / Professional Only Condition in which clients participate in a "strengths-based" case management approach; or, a Strengths-Based / Professional/Peer Condition in which a team composed of: a) a credentialed, professional case manager and b) a recovering addict peer - both trained in "strengths-based" case management techniques - develop and facilitate the implementation of a service plan.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-05
• Study First Submitted: 2008-10-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-10-24
• Study First Posted: 2008-10-27
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-01
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-12-10
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 562

Inclusion Criteria

• Current substance abuse
• Current high-risk sexual behavior
• African American racial identification

Exclusion Criteria

• Non resident of Miami-Dade county

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
2	strengths-based case management	5 session strengths-based case management intervention delivered by a professional case manager.
1	strengths-based case management	5 session strengths-based case management intervention delivered by a professional case manager and a peer support specialist team

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HIV related care at 3 and 6 months	3 and 6 months
Substance abuse treatment engagement at 6 months	6 months
Substance abuse treatment linkage at 3 months	3 months
Other health service utilization at 3 and 6 months	3 and 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nova Southeastern University; 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States