Interventions to Improve HIV Care Engagement After Hospital Discharge

April 22, 2016 updated by: Thana Khawcharoenporn, Thammasat University

Interventions to Improve HIV Care Engagement Within 30 Days After Hospital Discharge Among HIV-infected Patients

A quasi-experitmental study of the efficacy interventions, including additional HIV care team daily inpatient round and three telephone calls to remind the upcoming clinic appointment, in improving HIV care engagement within 30 days after hospital discharge among HIV-infected patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

240

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Thailand
      • Pathumthani, Thailand, 12120
        • Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • HIV-infected patients hospitalized at Thammasat University Hospital during the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The patients who die during admission, are readmitted prior to 30 days after discharge or with incomplete data
  • Readmission episodes of the same enrolled patients during the study period

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Interventions
Additional HIV care team daily inpatient round and three telephone calls to remind the upcoming clinic appointment. These interventions are specifically added on "routine care" during the post-intervention period. The routine care does not include the additional round and the three telephone calls and is assessed during the pre-intervention period.
Other: Strategies to improve HIV care engagement
Additional HIV care team daily inpatient round and three telephone calls to remind the upcoming clinic appointment. These interventions are specifically added on "routine care" during the post-intervention period. The routine care does not include the additional round and the three telephone calls and is assessed during the pre-intervention period.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of HIV-infected patients who come to the designated HIV clinic for follow-up within 30 days after hospital discharge divided by the total number of enrolled HIV-infected patients
Time Frame: 30 days
30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Factors associated with no follow-up withing 30 days after hospital discharge(analyzed in multivariable logistic regression)
Time Frame: 30 days
30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Thammasat University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2016

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 14, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 15, 2015

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

October 19, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 25, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2016

Last Verified

April 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MTU-EC-IM-2-082/57

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