ArticleJournal of AIDS & clinical research2013
Project nGage: Network Supported HIV Care Engagement for Younger Black Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Persons.
Article in Journal of AIDS & clinical research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05723653 (Harnessing Social Network Support to Improve Retention in Care and Viral Suppression Among People Living With HIV in Chicago and Alabama), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Harnessing Social Network Support to Improve Retention in Care and Viral Suppression Among People Living With HIV in Chicago and Alabama: A Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-implementation Trial
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Project nGage: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Dyadic Network Support Intervention to Retain Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in HIV Care.AIDS and behavior · 2017Trial
- Exploring the HIV continuum of care among young black MSM.PloS one · 2017Trial
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- Ryan White programming that primarily supports clinical care falls short when core people needs are not met: further evidence from the medical monitoring project.AIDS (London, England) · 2022Article
- Social-spatial network structures and community ties of egocentric sex and confidant networks: A Chicago case study.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- Typologies of Dementia Caregiver Support Networks: A Pilot Study.The Gerontologist · 2021Article
- The Impact of Closeness to Non-Parental Adults in Social Networks on Substance Use among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men.Journal of homosexuality · 2021Article
- The Social Context of HIV Prevention and Care among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in Three U.S. Cities: The Neighborhoods and Networks (N2) Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Transgender persons' HIV care (dis)engagement: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol from an ecological systems theory perspective.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Social Capital, Depressive Symptoms, and HIV Viral Suppression Among Young Black, Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- The Social and Sexual Networks of Black Transgender Women and Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: Results from a Representative Sample.Transgender health · 2018Article
- At the intersection of criminal justice involvement and sexual orientation: Dynamic networks and health among a population-based sample of young Black men who have sex with men.Social networks · 2017Article
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- Criminal justice involvement history is associated with better HIV care continuum metrics among a population-based sample of young black MSM.AIDS (London, England) · 2017Article
- Multiple Dimensions of Stigma and Health Related Factors Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- Marijuana Use Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and the HIV Care Continuum: Findings From the uConnect Cohort.Substance use & misuse · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundYoung Black men who have sex with men and transgender persons (YBMSMT) aged 13-29 carry the nation's highest burden of new HIV infections. Studies indicate that YBMSMT have poor retention in care, which is associated with reduced medication adherence and increased virologic failure.
objectiveProject nGage is a randomized controlled (RCT) trial evaluating the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a brief, dyadic intervention designed to promote adherence to HIV primary care in safety-net clinics. Network visualization is used to identify and engage a support confidant (SC) from participants' social networks. A social work interventionist then meets with the SC and SC-participant dyad to activate and maintain HIV-specific social support.
methodsProject nGage is operating in two phases. In Phase I, the Team refined study protocols based on pilot testing. In Phase II, 94 HIV infected YBMSMT ages 16-29 will be recruited, enrolled and randomly assigned to receive Project nGage or treatment as usual (TAU). The primary outcome is appointment attendance; the secondary outcomes are medication adherence and viral load.
resultsImplementation challenges include coordinating sites, managing dyadic intervention logistics, and recruiting non-adherent patients or those who have fallen out of care. The team continues to address implementation issues as the study progresses.
conclusionsProject nGage is addressing a gap in HIV care-related research by focusing on supportive relationships as a mechanism through which to promote retention in care. Pending study results, a larger RCT would compare the relative effectiveness of the Project nGage intervention versus TAU over 18 to 24 months.
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