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N/A N=500 Randomized Double-blind Treatment

Reducing Post-Hospital Mortality in HIV-infected Adults in Tanzania

HIV Infections

Enrolled (actual)
500
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participant Deaths in the First 12 Months Post-hospitalization — 43; 42 Participants — p=0.91

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Case Management Intervention (Other); Control (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Primary completion
May 2023

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participant Deaths in the First 12 Months Post-hospitalization
43; 42 0.91
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Who Attended HIV Clinic
215; 187; 190; 160; 180; 158
SECONDARY
ART Adherence
95.1; 94.6; 95.7; 91.6; 90.9; 93.0
SECONDARY
Viral Suppression
162; 139; 153; 134
SECONDARY
Traditional Health Beliefs
0.53; 0.44; 0.81; 0.89; 1.10; 1.31
SECONDARY
Self-Efficacy
22.42; 22.39; 22.65; 21.47; 22.48; 20.50
SECONDARY
Stigma
2.32; 2.28; 2.12; 2.24; 2.16; 2.27
SECONDARY
Social Support
34.84; 34.74; 33.02; 32.59; 33.16; 31.66
SECONDARY
Perceived Need for HIV Services
1.90; 1.94; 1.85; 1.86; 1.90; 1.91
SECONDARY
SF-12 Health Survey: Physical and Mental Health
37.52; 37.15; 45.08; 44.76; 50.59; 51.15
SECONDARY
Acceptability
20; 20; 20; 20; 20; 20
SECONDARY
Incremental Cost of the Intervention
22; 0; 17; 0
SECONDARY
Cost Per Life Saved

Summary

This research is being done to assess the efficacy of a case management intervention to improve the one year mortality rate of hospitalized, HIV-infected, Tanzanian adults.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years of age or older
  • HIV-infected
  • ART (anti-retroviral therapy) naïve or have been on ART but have not used ART for > 7 days
  • Lives in the region of Mwanza
  • Able to be referred to an HIV clinic inside the region of Mwanza
  • Has mobile phone or access to mobile phone
  • Planning to stay in the region of Mwanza for the next 24 months
  • Able to speak Kiswahili or English
  • Capable and willing to provide informed consent
  • Willing to provide locator information and two designated contact persons
  • Willing to have a home visits from a study team member

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant
  • On anti-retrovirals at hospital admission and already linked to an HIV clinic
  • Medical, psychiatric or psychological condition that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with completion of study procedures
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03858998). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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