Status:
COMPLETED
Home Link: Post Hospital Care to Reduce HIV Mortality in South Africa
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
HIV/AIDS
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: This is a pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) to demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of a structural and behavioral intervention to reduce mortality following hospital discharg...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND Sub-Saharan Africa HIV mortality: In 2016 in South Africa approximately 154,000 PWH died. Of these deaths, 110,000 have been characterized as excess mortality due to HIV (HIV associated d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Tested for HIV (can be living with HIV or HIV-uninfected)
- Residing within Matlosana sub-district
- Agree to post-discharge follow-up including home visit
- Able to provide informed consent or, if lacking capacity at the time of recruitment (if unable to answer basic orientation questions including name, month/year, and residence location), as determined by the study team, having a next of kin able to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- \<18 years of age
- Length of stay \<2 nights
- Unknown HIV status at the point of study screening and enrollment
- Failure by the patient or next of kin to provide informed consent to be followed up by study staff after discharge
- Residing outside of Matlosana sub-district
- Not speaking any of the languages spoken by the study team
- Late exclusions occurring after enrollment:
- Death prior to hospital discharge
- Discharged too late for the study team to deliver the intervention
- Transfer to another hospital
- Relocation outside of Matlosana sub-district at the point of discharge or within 7 days of discharge
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 28 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
195 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04436289
Start Date
July 1 2020
End Date
February 28 2023
Last Update
January 9 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Tshepong Hospital
Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa, 2574