Thrive With Me: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial to Test a Peer Support Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The suboptimal rate of viral suppression among persons aged 13 years and older and residing in 37 states and the District of Columbia leaves considerable opportunities for onward transmission and contributes to poor health outcomes. Men who have sex with men (MSM) represent one of the most at-risk groups in the United States. There is a clear and continued need for innovative adherence support programs to optimize viral suppression. To address this gap, we designed and are implementing a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the efficacy of the Thrive with Me intervention for MSM living with HIV. Critical components of the protocol are presented. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to describe the protocol for rigorously testing the efficacy of Thrive with Me to improve antir

SUBMITTER: Horvath KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6002671 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature