2023
The Cooperative Re-Engagement Controlled Trial (CoRECT): Durable Viral Suppression Assessment
O'Shea J, Fanfair R, Williams T, Khalil G, Brady K, DeMaria A, Villanueva M, Randall L, Jenkins H, Altice F, Camp N, Lucas C, Buchelli M, Samandari T, Weidle P. The Cooperative Re-Engagement Controlled Trial (CoRECT): Durable Viral Suppression Assessment. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2023, 93: 134-142. PMID: 36812382, PMCID: PMC10962216, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurable viral suppressionActive public health interventionProportion of PWHPublic health interventionsViral loadCare strategiesHealth interventionsLast viral loadCopies/mLStandard of careRace/ethnicityCare armHIV careViral suppressionAntiretroviral adherenceCD4 categoryExposure categoriesCare individualsPWHCareAge categoriesInterventionTrialsBirth sexRe-Engagement
2022
Clinic-Integrated Mobile Health Intervention (“JomPrEP” App) to Improve Uptake of HIV Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Protocol for an Intervention Development and Multiphase Trial
Shrestha R, Wickersham J, Khati A, Azwa I, Ni Z, Kamarulzaman A, Sullivan P, Jadkarim L, Eger W, Gautam K, Altice F. Clinic-Integrated Mobile Health Intervention (“JomPrEP” App) to Improve Uptake of HIV Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Protocol for an Intervention Development and Multiphase Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2022, 11: e43318. PMID: 36542425, PMCID: PMC9813821, DOI: 10.2196/43318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV prevention servicesHIV testingMalaysian MSMPhase IHIV preventionPrevention servicesLarge-scale efficacy trialsHIV prevention resourcesMobile health interventionsHIV prevention effortsCare delivery servicesHealth care delivery servicesMultiphase trialPrEP servicesMiddle-income countriesHIV epidemicEfficacy trialsTrial designPrevention strategiesEntrenched stigmaHealth outcomesReal-world settingHealth interventionsFormative Evaluation of the Acceptance of HIV Prevention Artificial Intelligence Chatbots By Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Focus Group Study
Peng ML, Wickersham JA, Altice FL, Shrestha R, Azwa I, Zhou X, Halim MAA, Ikhtiaruddin WM, Tee V, Kamarulzaman A, Ni Z. Formative Evaluation of the Acceptance of HIV Prevention Artificial Intelligence Chatbots By Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Focus Group Study. JMIR Formative Research 2022, 6: e42055. PMID: 36201390, PMCID: PMC9585446, DOI: 10.2196/42055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV testingMobile health interventionsMobile health strategiesHealth care professionalsStigmatized health conditionsElevated riskHealth strategiesCare professionalsKey populationsHealth interventionsDigital health toolsFocus group studyHealth awarenessHIVHealth toolsHealth conditionsPervasive stigmaGroup studyPreventionImplementation strategiesPotential implementation strategiesSexual behaviorMenPublic healthTechnical errorsmHealth Intervention to Improve Treatment Outcomes Among People With HIV Who Use Cocaine: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Ranjit YS, Krishnan A, Ghosh D, Cravero C, Zhou X, Altice FL. mHealth Intervention to Improve Treatment Outcomes Among People With HIV Who Use Cocaine: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2022, 11: e28332. PMID: 35254270, PMCID: PMC8938831, DOI: 10.2196/28332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERMobile health interventionsAntiretroviral therapyTreatment outcomesHealth interventionsHIV treatment outcomesInstitutional review boardTechnology-based interventionsControlled TrialsHIV servicesMedication adherenceStudy populationElectronic pillboxMulticomponent interventionUse cocaineAdherence behaviorHIVMHealth interventionsFinal enrollmentReview boardStudy designDrug abuse
2021
The Cooperative Re-Engagement Controlled trial (CoRECT): A randomised trial to assess a collaborative data to care model to improve HIV care continuum outcomes
Fanfair R, Khalil G, Williams T, Brady K, DeMaria A, Villanueva M, Randall L, Jenkins H, Altice F, Camp N, Lucas C, Buchelli M, Samandari T, Weidle P. The Cooperative Re-Engagement Controlled trial (CoRECT): A randomised trial to assess a collaborative data to care model to improve HIV care continuum outcomes. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2021, 3: 100057. PMID: 36777404, PMCID: PMC9903939, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActive public health interventionMonths of randomizationViral load suppressionHIV viral loadPublic health interventionsViral loadCD4 countViral suppressionCare participantsCare strategiesHealth departmentsHealth interventionsDays of randomizationProportion of PWHStandard of careNon-Hispanic blacksHIV careContinuum outcomesHIV infectionMedian timeHIV transmissionCopies/Group overallClinic dataMedical care
2013
Understanding the Revolving Door: Individual and Structural-Level Predictors of Recidivism Among Individuals with HIV Leaving Jail
Fu JJ, Herme M, Wickersham JA, Zelenev A, Althoff A, Zaller ND, Bazazi AR, Avery AK, Porterfield J, Jordan AO, Simon-Levine D, Lyman M, Altice FL. Understanding the Revolving Door: Individual and Structural-Level Predictors of Recidivism Among Individuals with HIV Leaving Jail. AIDS And Behavior 2013, 17: 145-155. PMID: 24037440, PMCID: PMC4049299, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0590-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCriminal LawFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services Needs and DemandHIV InfectionsHumansIll-Housed PersonsLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrisonersPrisonsRecurrenceSocial AdjustmentSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersVulnerable PopulationsConceptsJail releasePoor health outcomesMajor psychiatric disordersIndex incarcerationCriminal justice involvementHealth of individualsHigh riskPsychiatric disordersHIVHealth outcomesHealth interventionsPotential targetHealth insuranceIncarceration historyJustice involvementInterventionPredictorsHealthIndividualsPrior homelessness
2003
Safer Injection Sites in New York City: A Utilization Survey of Injection Drug Users
Broadhead R, Borch C, van Hulst Y, Farrell J, Villemez W, Altice F. Safer Injection Sites in New York City: A Utilization Survey of Injection Drug Users. Journal Of Drug Issues 2003, 33: 733-750. DOI: 10.1177/002204260303300311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug usersSafe injection sitesDrug overdoseSample of IDUsDrug usersInjection siteDrug-related health problemsBlood-borne diseasesInnovative public health interventionsPublic health interventionsHarm Reduction ProjectHepatitis BDental servicesDrug treatmentPre-obtained drugsHigh riskHealth personnelHealth problemsHealth interventionsSignificant health riskSexual partnersNew York CityReferral servicesStreet outreachNew interventions