Status:
COMPLETED
Reducing Post-Hospital Mortality in HIV-infected Adults in Tanzania
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
HIV Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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.
Detailed Description
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. The study is being conducte...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 5 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
500 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03858998
Start Date
March 5 2019
End Date
May 31 2024
Last Update
April 23 2025
Active Locations (16)
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1
Busisi Health Center
Busisi, Mwanza Region, Tanzania
2
Magu District Hospital
Magu, Mwanza Region, Tanzania
3
Nyamilama Health Center
Nyamilama, Mwanza Region, Tanzania
4
Sengerema Health Center
Sengerema, Mwanza Region, Tanzania