Community Health Workers And MHealth to ImProve Viral Suppression Plus (CHAMPS+)

Launched by COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY · Jun 18, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The CHAMPS+ trial is studying a new way to help people living with HIV in the Deep South of the United States. The goal is to improve how well they stick to their treatment (called antiretroviral therapy or ART) and to help them achieve viral suppression, which means reducing the amount of the virus in their blood to undetectable levels. This study combines the support of community health workers with mobile health technology, like apps on smartphones, to provide counseling and assistance. They will also focus on helping participants who may not have their virus under control, to reduce the risk of passing HIV to others.

To join the study, participants need to be at least 18 years old, speak and read English, and have a specific level of the HIV virus in their blood (more than 200 copies/mL). They also need to own a smartphone and agree to let researchers access their medical records. Those who have been diagnosed with HIV for less than three months or have certain health conditions are not eligible. If someone joins the trial, they can expect regular support and resources tailored to their needs, as well as the opportunity to help improve healthcare for others in similar situations.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Be able to speak, read, and write in English;
• • Be above 18 years of age;
• • Be willing to participate in any assigned arm of the intervention;
• • Have an HIV-1 RNA level \>200 copies/mL;
• • Own a smartphone;
• • Be able and willing to provide informed consent for study participation and consent for access to medical records.
• • Live, work and or receive care in AL, LA, or MS
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Reside in a nursing home, prison, and/or receiving in-patient psychiatric care at time of enrollment;
• • Terminal illness with life expectancy \<6 months; and
• • Planning to move out of the area in the next 12 months.