Intervening With Haitian Immigrants in the U.S. to Improve HIV Outcomes
ConditionHIV Infection Primary
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorFlorida International University
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a culturally tailored engagement and retention intervention for Haitian Immigrants Living With HIV (HILWH). The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does this intervention result in measurable engagement and retention in care? * Does this intervention result in measurable viral suppression within 6 months?
Participants will
* participate in a pilot health intervention entailing 4 individual meetings, approximately once monthly over a six-month period and completing research questionnaires at enrollment, post-intervention and at 6 months post-enrollment. * Six participants who have completed the pilot intervention and agree to take part, will participate in the photovoice portion of the study. This activity will consist of 6 additional meetings where participants will be taught about using photographs to illustrate their experience participating in the study and take and display photographs.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Seropositive for HIV
Either a recent HIV diagnosis (within the last 2 months) or non-virally suppressed.
Migrated to the US from Haiti
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
an adaptation of the iENGAGE
BehavioralHaitian immigrant iENGAGE (H-iENGAGE) is an adaptation of the iENGAGE intervention culturally adapted for Haitian immigrants with HIV that will be tested in a quasi-experimental pilot for preliminary efficacy among recently diagnosed or nonvirally suppressed adults across two Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Miami.
Treatment groups
66 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Haitian immigrant iENGAGE (H-iENGAGE) interventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Care of Engagement Index Score
Change in Engagement in Care score over time, including comfort and communication with provider
Time frame
Baseline, post-intervention (week 12 to 14 post baseline), 6-month post-baseline follow up2
Viral suppression
Change in HIV load measurement toward a target of less than 200 copies/ml
Time frame
Baseline, 6-month post-baseline follow upSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov