Randomized Control Trial and Cohort Study of HIV Testing and Linkage to Care, Maryland and Rhode Island, 2011 (ICPSR 39782)
Version Date: Apr 27, 2026 View help for published
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Michael S. Gordon, Friends Research Institute;
Josiah D. Rich, Brown University
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39782.v1
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This study is part of the Seek, Test, Treat and Retain (STTR) Collaboration Project that involved over twenty studies in the fields of HIV and drug abuse. All studies were independently developed, but were chosen for the collaboration because they focused on one or more steps of the HIV treatment cascade: Seek, Test, Treat and Retain. As part of STTR Collaboration Project, the studies were grouped into Criminal Justice-related studies and Vulnerable Population-related studies. The data collected by these studies included twelve common domains (e.g., Demographic characteristics, Mental Health) in each of which a shared questionnaire or instrument was taken up by the studies and adapted to fit the study.
This study has two components.
Study #1: The main objectives of Study 1 were to determine the willingness to the community corrections community to undergo testing, and to test rapid HIV testing on-site in community corrections to referral to an off-site HIV testing location. Participants were probationers or parolees in both Providence, Rhode Island and Baltimore City, Maryland (participants split 50/50 between sites). The outcomes were undergoing HIV testing and receiving the test results.
Study #2: Randomized controlled trial of linkage to HIV care among probationers or parolees known to have HIV who were randomized to referral to treatment as usual (TAU) or Project Bridge which provided intensive case management, medical and social support. (Note: participants could "cross over" into Project Bridge at 6 months if they failed to engage with care in the TAU group.) The outcomes included retention in care, use of ART, and viral load. Assessments were done at baseline for both studies, and every 3 months thereafter until 18 months for study 2. If incarcerated, assessments were done in prison/jail.
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Study #1: The main objectives of Study 1 were to determine the willingness to the community corrections community to undergo testing, and to test rapid HIV testing on-site in community corrections to referral to an off-site HIV testing location. The outcomes were undergoing HIV testing and receiving the test results.
Study #2: Randomized controlled trial of linkage to HIV care among probationers or parolees known to have HIV who were randomized to referral to treatment as usual (TAU) or Project Bridge which provided intensive case management, medical and social support. The outcomes included retention in care, use of antiretroviral therapy, and viral load.
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Study 1: Randomized controlled trial (RCT)/Observational: Initially, participants were randomized to on-site or off-site HIV testing. Study #1 stopped randomizing participants for testing in September, 2012 at which point participants either agreed to be tested on-site or refused testing. Participants recruited from October 2, 2012 through May 29, 2014 are identified as Study #1a.
Study 2: RCT with intervention (Project Bridge)
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Study #1: A research assistant (RA) was stationed in the community corrections office during business hours. Posters explaining the study were prominently placed and parole officers (POs) agreed to distribute flyers to probationers and parolees when they met.
Study #2: Through study 1, flyers for the intervention study were distributed during informational forums and by POs.
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Adults on probation or parole in Baltimore, Maryland or Providence/Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
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Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale - 20 item
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