Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Food Insecurities

Description

The objectives of this study are to better understand how FI (food insecurities) contributes to the development of cardiometabolic comorbidities among PWH (People with HIV) and to test a novel bilingual FI intervention designed to reduce these comorbidities among food insecure PWH. The PI and staff will conduct this study in partnership with the Wake Forest Infectious Diseases Specialty Clinic, one of the largest Ryan White-funded clinics in North Carolina, which serves more than 2,000 PWH annually from a predominantly rural catchment area that includes South Central Appalachia. This area has high rates of both FI and HIV.

Conditions

Food Insecurities, Cardiometabolic Comorbidities, HIV, PreDiabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The objectives of this study are to better understand how FI (food insecurities) contributes to the development of cardiometabolic comorbidities among PWH (People with HIV) and to test a novel bilingual FI intervention designed to reduce these comorbidities among food insecure PWH. The PI and staff will conduct this study in partnership with the Wake Forest Infectious Diseases Specialty Clinic, one of the largest Ryan White-funded clinics in North Carolina, which serves more than 2,000 PWH annually from a predominantly rural catchment area that includes South Central Appalachia. This area has high rates of both FI and HIV.

Exploring the Consequences of Food Insecurity and Harnessing the Power of Peer Navigation and mHealth to Reduce Food Insecurity and Cardiometabolic Comorbidities Among Persons With HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Food Insecurities

Condition
Food Insecurities
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Winston-Salem

Wake Forest Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * participant must be a patient of the Wake Forest Infectious Diseases Specialty Clinic
  • * be living with HIV
  • * ≥18 years of age
  • * provide informed consent
  • * unable to speak English or Spanish
  • * have cognitive impairment that would prevent participation

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Wake Forest University Health Sciences,

Scott D Rhodes, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Wake Forest Health Sciences

Study Record Dates

2026-02-28