VIBRA trial – Effect of village-based refill of ART following home-based same-day ART initiation vs clinic-based ART refill on viral suppression among individuals living with HIV: protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial in rural Lesotho

VIBRA trial – Effect of village-based refill of ART following home-based same-day ART initiation vs clinic-based ART refill on viral suppression among individuals living with HIV: protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial in rural Lesotho

Abstract Background There is a need for evaluating community-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery models to improve overall performance of HIV programs, specifically in populations that may have difficulties to access continuous care. This cluster-randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate th...

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Main Authors: Alain Amstutz, Thabo Ishmael Lejone, Lefu Khesa, Josephine Muhairwe, Bienvenu Lengo Nsakala, Katleho Tlali, Moniek Bresser, Fabrizio Tediosi, Mathebe Kopo, Mpho Kao, Thomas Klimkait, Manuel Battegay, Tracy Renée Glass, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
HIV
cluster randomized controlled trial
village health worker
community health worker
home-based
differentiated care and delivery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3510-5

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