Centralized Off-Site Adherence Enhancement Program (CARE)

February 23, 2016 updated by: Honghu Liu, University of California, Los Angeles
Our proposal "Centralized Off-Site Adherence Enhancement Program" or "CARE" will develop and test an effective behavioral adherence intervention program for HIV patients with alcohol and/or substance abuse problems. This project will develop and pilot test a novel program to help patients with alcohol and/or substance abuse problems take their medications as prescribed. The intervention will be delivered by phone, and utilize electronic monitoring of medication-taking, so patients can be treated by therapists from any geographic distance. To safely monitor data collected for this study, we have laid out a detailed Data Safety Monitoring Plan, which will cover all the issues required by NIDA.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Patients who use drugs or alcohol who do not adequately adhere to antiretroviral medication have sub-optimal outcomes, but effective interventions for them are lacking. In this R34 application, we seek to develop and pilot an intervention program delivered by phone and supported by information technology that combines contingency management for medication adherence and a cognitive-behavioral approach to both adherence to antiretroviral therapy and abstinence from substances of abuse. The intervention, CARE (Centralized Off-site AdheRence Enhancement Program), builds on the published finding that adherence was robustly improved and viral load was significantly reduced among patients who received cash-reinforcement for opening MEMS-capped bottles to take prescribed medication on time. CARE involves transmission of bottle-opening data with real time operation from SimPill bottles to a website system which generates messages to patients indicating the amount of cash-reinforcement earned if medication was taken within a specified time window or forsaken if medication was missed. Reinforcement for medication-taking will be wired to debit cards that patients will be given to receive the payments. This contingent reinforcement of medication-taking will be coupled with twelve sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) conducted by phone, also assisted by the website which will generate CBT-related text messages, reminders and scheduling information from a menu of choices negotiated by the patient and therapist. Development of CARE will proceed in three stages, with revisions of the intervention at each stage. First, the web system and therapy manuals will be developed. Second, twelve weeks of CARE will be pre-piloted in 10 patients with sub-optimal adherence and recent risky alcohol use and/or stimulant misuse. Qualitative and quantitative data will be collected concerning acceptability, usability and perceived efficacy of components of CARE; Procedures and logistics will be evaluated, and modified, if necessary. Third, CARE will be pilot-tested in a twelve-week randomized controlled trial in which the control arm only involves phone-based counseling focusing first on adherence and then on abstinence. Retention of effects will be examined during a twelve-week follow-up period. CARE has the potential to be among the first interventions that delivers both reinforcement and counseling remotely, that improves outcomes among substance users without providing opioid substitution or other extremely intensive interventions, and that utilizes a cognitive-behavioral approach targeting both non-adherence and substance abuse. Because CARE is delivered by a therapist who is off-site from the patient's clinic, CARE can be effectively delivered from any distance and is a scalable treatment for patients in whom medication adherence is crucial.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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42

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
        • University of California, Los Angeles

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Current treatment with antiretroviral medications
  • Within the last sixty days, either (a) Self-reported risky alcohol use (defined as >14 drinks/week or >4 drinks/occasion for men 65 or younger; >7 drinks/week or >3 drinks/occasion for women); OR (b) >=two days of either cocaine or amphetamine use
  • Able to provide voluntary informed consent as evidenced by ability to answer questions about the consent form
  • Able and willing to use SimPill caps to store at least one antiretroviral medication

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Physiological dependence on alcohol, illicit opioids or sedatives as assessed by the history and symptom review procedures
  • Dispensed medications in a monitored setting
  • Unable to speak English. The need for bilingual staff and cross-coverage to enroll monolingual Hispanic people is beyond this study's scope.
  • Will not be able to complete the study because of anticipated incarceration or move

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention
Reinforcement for medication-taking will be wired to debit cards that patients will be given to receive the payments. This contingent reinforcement of medication-taking will be coupled with twelve sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) conducted by phone, also assisted by the website which will generate CBT-related text messages, reminders and scheduling information from a menu of choices negotiated by the patient and therapist.
Behavioral: cognitive-behavioral therapy
. Reinforcement for medication-taking will be wired to debit cards that patients will be given to receive the payments. This contingent reinforcement of medication-taking will be coupled with twelve sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) conducted by phone, also assisted by the website which will generate CBT-related text messages, reminders and scheduling information from a menu of choices negotiated by the patient and therapist.
Other Names:
  • CARE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
change of adherence to antiretroviral medications measured at weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24
Time Frame: weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24.
collect information about adherence and behaviroal measures
weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of California, Los Angeles

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Yale University
Harbor Medical Inc.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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August 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

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November 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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November 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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July 26, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 3, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

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August 4, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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February 25, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 23, 2016

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • R34DA031643 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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