Implementation of a model for access and retention of HIV care for vulnerable and excluded population using a mobile screening unit and a strategy of diagnosis and initiation of treatment with Bictegravir (BIC) 50 mg/ Emtricitabine (FTC) 200 mg / Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) 25 mg.
The use of a mobile unit to reach vulnerable HIV-infected people with poor access to the health care system and starting/restarting on the same day ("simplified same day test and treat strategy") is feasible, effective and safe and will allow these people to have a rapid access to ART and long-term follow-up and health care for HIV. At the screening visit the patient will sign the informed consent form, revise the clinical history and ensure compliance with criteria. A history of drug abuse, complete physical examination, pregnancy test, rapid hepatitis C test, questionnaires and social situation will be collected from the patient. At the basal visit the patients enrolled in the study will collect lab test (blood count, biochemistry, coagulation, serology, inmunology and virology), vital signs and directed physical examination, concomitant medication and adverse events. After the basal visit the patient will be followed up on visits week 4, 12, 24, 48 and last visit 50 as follow up safety visit.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
101
Patients enrolled in the study and accessing the HIV consultation will start treatment with BIKTARVY on the day of enrollment. Medication will be provided by the sponsor and dispensed through the pharmacy service. The drug will be delivered to the patient with a delegated person outside the hospital environment or it will be the patient himself who picks up the medication.
H. Infanta Leonor
Madrid, Spain
To Find Out Whether the Implementation of a Model of Access and Retention in Care for HIV Among Vulnerable People Using a Mobile Screening Unit and a Same-day Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation Strategy is Effective and Safety.
Proportion of subjects making visits at weeks 24 and 48.
Time frame: 24-48 weeks
To Assess the Implementation and Feasibility of the Intervention
Proportion of participants with HIV viral load \<50 copies/ml throughout the study
Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 12, week 24 and week 48
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