Unlimited Transportation Passes for Unstable Housed People Living With HIV Trial
NCT ID: NCT06483152
Last Updated: 2024-07-03
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
146 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-07-31
2025-02-28
Brief Summary
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The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Do participants who are provided the transit pass manage their HIV better?
2. Do participants who are provided the transit pass use other social services more that could improve their health and quality of life?
Researchers will compare the group that is provided with the transit pass to a control group that is not provided with the pass.
Participants will fill out a baseline survey and a follow-up survey after 6 months. Researchers will also look at participant's HIV lab tests to see how well their HIV is being managed.
Detailed Description
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The proposed trial aims to address this gap by assessing whether providing unlimited transit passes can enhance health outcomes compared to the current standard. The intervention hypothesizes that removing transportation barriers will increase attendance at medical appointments and utilization of supportive services at The Aliveness Project, a community center offering meals and social services to people living with HIV. By enabling consistent access to public transit, the intervention targets behavioral changes - specifically, the ability of participants to reliably attend health care appointments - and fosters greater engagement with community support resources.
The clinical outcomes of interest in this trial are increased rates of viral suppression, which is a direct indicator of effective HIV management, improved attendance at healthcare appointments, and increased engagement with supportive services at The Aliveness Project. These outcomes not only measure the efficacy of the intervention in improving health management among unstably housed individuals living with HIV but also provide insights into the broader implications of transportation accessibility on public health. By alleviating a fundamental barrier to care, the intervention aims to demonstrate a superior approach to supporting this vulnerable population in achieving and maintaining viral suppression.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention Group
The intervention group will be provided a transit pass for the Minneapolis Metro transit system that will be paid for by the study for 6 months.
Metro Transit Pass
A transit pass that enables riders to use the Minneapolis Metro Transit system that will paid for by the study for 6 months
Control
The control group will receive the current standard of care, in which people are eligible to receive up to two $10 bus cards from their case manager per month.
Standard of Care
The current standard of care for Ryan White eligible clients is to receive two $10 bus cards a month from a case manager
Interventions
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Metro Transit Pass
A transit pass that enables riders to use the Minneapolis Metro Transit system that will paid for by the study for 6 months
Standard of Care
The current standard of care for Ryan White eligible clients is to receive two $10 bus cards a month from a case manager
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* • Live, reside, or stay regularly outside within the 13 county area surrounding the Twin Cities known in the Ryan White system as the MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL TRANSITIONAL GRANT AREA or TGA. This is the same general area as the area where Metro Transit serves, which makes it a convenient reference.
* • Be a person experiencing unstable housing or homelessness
* Because the residence and housing status of this group rapidly shifts -hence unstable--the following definition of unstable housing was developed in collaboration with Aliveness\'s housing stabilization team, which serves this population:
Meet one of three criteria:
* Currently reports living in one of the following housing conditions:
* Outside, in a car, or another space unfit for human habitation
* A homeless shelter
* Temporary housing with a friend or relative (couch hopping) to which they do not have long-term stable access.
* Currently lives in a temporary group home or substance abuse treatment program, but lived in one of the above housing conditions prior to entry within the last three months.
* Is listed in the CAREWare database system as being homeless or having temporary or unstable housing.
Exclusion Criteria
* Inability to communicate in English
* Not an Aliveness member in good standing: Some Aliveness members have been banned from the space because of behavioral or safety concerns. Aliveness\'s Member Advisory Committee reviews all such expulsions on a case-by-case basis.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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The Aliveness Project
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Jay Orne, PhD
Research Scientist
Principal Investigators
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Jay Orne, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Aliveness Project
Locations
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The Aliveness Project
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Jay Orne, PhD
Role: primary
Executive Director
Role: backup
Other Identifiers
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IN-US-985-7161
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id