RECRUITING

Exploring, Predicting, and Intervening on Long-term Viral Suppression Electronically

Description

Despite the widespread availability of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the United States, there remains significant numbers of people living with HIV (PLWH) who fail to achieve and or maintain viral suppression (VS). Disparities persist with the lowest levels of VS among Black individuals, people who use drugs, youth ages 18-24 and people residing in rural areas. Investigators will examine the syndemics underlying these outcomes including substance use, mental health, and barriers to HIV care including racial discrimination, stigma and rural isolation.

Conditions

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Despite the widespread availability of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the United States, there remains significant numbers of people living with HIV (PLWH) who fail to achieve and or maintain viral suppression (VS). Disparities persist with the lowest levels of VS among Black individuals, people who use drugs, youth ages 18-24 and people residing in rural areas. Investigators will examine the syndemics underlying these outcomes including substance use, mental health, and barriers to HIV care including racial discrimination, stigma and rural isolation.

Exploring, Predicting, and Intervening on Long-term Viral Suppression Electronically

Exploring, Predicting, and Intervening on Long-term Viral Suppression Electronically

Condition
HIV Infections
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Have access to a personal smartphone device;
  • * Over 18 years of age;
  • * Speak English or Spanish;
  • * Living with HIV
  • * Are either 1) not currently virally suppressed, 2) not currently engaged in care, or 3) have one or more factors associated with viral non suppression including a history of missed appointments or viral non suppression;
  • * Active substance use or mental health disorder;
  • * Willing and able to provide written informed consent to take part in the study.
  • * Unwilling or unable to provide reliable contact information;
  • * Unwilling to provide blood sample for HIV virology testing;
  • * Living with HIV and virally suppressed and not at risk of becoming unsuppressed in the near future.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, Los Angeles,

Pamina Gorbach, DrPh, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Record Dates

2025-04-30