Twenty-four-month outcomes from a cluster-randomized controlled trial of extending antiretroviral therapy refills in ART adherence clubs.
Tali CassidyAnna GrimsrudClaire Marriott KeeneKeitumetse LebeloHelen HayesCatherine OrrellNompumelelo ZokufaTabitha MutseyekwaJacqueline VogetRodd GerstenhaberLynne WilkinsonPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2021)
Intervention AC patients receiving six-month ART refills showed non-inferior retention in care, viral load completion and viral load suppression to those in SoC ACs, adding to a growing literature showing good outcomes with extended ART dispensing intervals.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected patients
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- randomized controlled trial
- acute coronary syndrome
- systematic review
- palliative care
- study protocol
- quality improvement
- type diabetes
- clinical trial
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- chronic pain