Integrated care van delivery of evidence-based services for people who inject drugs: A cluster-randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

People who inject drugs (PWID) are at risk for adverse outcomes across multiple dimensions. While evidence-based interventions are available, services are often fragmented and difficult to access. We measured the effectiveness of an integrated care van (ICV) that offered services for PWID.

Design, setting and participants

This was a cluster-randomized trial, which took place in Baltimore, MD, USA. Prior to randomization, we used a research van to recruit PWID cohorts from 12 Baltimore neighborhoods (sites), currently served by the city's mobile needle exchange program.

Intervention and comparator

We randomized sites to receive weekly visits from the ICV (n = 6) or to usual services (n = 6) for 14 months. The ICV offered case management; buprenorphi

SUBMITTER: Page KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11259310 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature