Impact of Harm Reduction Care in HIV Clinical Settings on Stigma and Health Outcomes

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (3) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

People living with HIV (PLWH) who use drugs experience significant health disparities including lower rates of retention in HIV care and higher rates of unsuppressed viral load, resulting in secondary infections and increased mortality. The proposed study will used mixed methods to explore (a) the relationship between healthcare providers' attitudes towards working with PLWH who use drugs and providers' acceptance and practice of structural and relational harm reduction; (b) the degree to which relational harm reduction moderates the effect of intersectional stigma experienced in healthcare settings on patients' perceptions of their relationship with providers; (c) the degree to which structural HR moderates the relationship between the patient-provider relationship and clinical outcomes, and (d) whether patient-perceived HR approaches to care are directly associated with HIV clinical outcomes. The study will also use these findings to inform the development and pre-testing of an intervention to operationalize harm reduction in HIV clinical settings, using stakeholder-engaged and human-centered design approaches, presenting a novel path to reducing HIV health inequities for PLWH who use drugs.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Providers' Inclusion Criteria

‣ Working at one of our 3 study sites (UPMC HIV/AIDS Program, Positive Health Clinic, or 1917 Clinic) or one of their partner sites offering substance use treatment (Internal Medicine Recovery Engagement Program, Center for Inclusion Health, or UAB's Outpatient-Based Opioid Treatment Clinic) for at least one year

⁃ Providing service or care to PLWH or people who use drugs at high risk for HIV acquisition

⁃ Working in one of the following positions: front desk/patient engagement, social worker, nurse, medical assistant, advanced practice provider, or physician

⁃ Able to verbally consent, read, and speak English

• Patient Inclusion Criteria

‣ Living with HIV

⁃ Age 18 or older

⁃ Able to verbally consent, read, and speak English

⁃ Receiving HIV medical care from one of the study sites for at least one year

⁃ Lifetime or recent use (past 3 months) of illicit substances (excluding marijuana) or prescription drugs for non-medical reasons in accordance with the NIDA-Modified ASSIST 2.0.

Locations
United States
Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITING
Birmingham
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Health Network Research Institute
RECRUITING
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
RECRUITING
Pittsburgh
Contact Information
Primary
Mary Hawk, DrPH
meh96@pitt.edu
412-648-2342
Backup
Stephanie Creasy, MPH
stc69@pitt.edu
412-624-7000
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-04-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 768
Treatments
Providers
Individuals providing service or care to PLWH or people who use drugs at high risk for HIV acquisition working at our study sites in one of the following positions: front desk/patient engagement, social worker, nurse, medical assistant, advanced practice provider, or physician.
Patients
PWLH with current or lifetime substance use who receive care at one of our study sites.
Authors
D. Scott Bateey
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Allegheny Health Network, National Institutes of Health (NIH), University of Alabama at Birmingham
Leads: University of Pittsburgh

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