CDC-ATN Linkage Evaluation

The goal of ATN 093 is to determine program-level factors associated with the effectiveness of SMILE in Caring for Youth Linkage-to-Care (LTC) program network at the 15 Adolescent Medicine Trial Units (AMTU). This will be accomplished by evaluating and categorizing the various LTC programs at the AMTUs and then examining the association between the LTC program characteristics (providers, practices, and systems) and the proportion of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected youth, ages 12-24 years old, inclusive, linked to care and maintained in care. As such, this study focuses on LTC programs at the AMTUs as the unit of analysis and not the youth themselves.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV

Age range

Up to 99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Pediatric Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Each enrolling site must have the capability to input field data that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Strategic Multisite Initiative for the Identification, Linkage, and Engagement in Care of Youth with Undiagnosed HIV Infection (SMILE in CARING for YOUTH) Project

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Administrative Data

Time frame: Daily

Program data will be electronically extracted from the LTC program records and transmitted to the ATN DOC to be used for research purposes.
Primary Research Data

Time frame: variable

Collected by the ATN 093 Research Associates (RA). Will include a structured review of written materials, surveys and interviews of AMTU linkage-to-care staff, surveys of partnering agencies, and observations of LTC activities.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Other

Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Registry information

Official study title

CDC-ATN/NICHD Testing and Linkage to Care Project

Acronym: SMILES and LTC

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Feb 19, 2015
Registry last updated: Feb 28, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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