AEGiS-07IAC: A successful recruitment effort for clinical trials on AIDS amongst difficult to reach HIV-infected populations in Harlem; the homeless, substance users and women.

7th International AIDS Conference

Florence, Italy — June 16-21, 1991

A successful recruitment effort for clinical trials on AIDS amongst difficult to reach HIV-infected populations in Harlem; the homeless, substance users and women.

Int Conf AIDS 1991 Jun 16-21; 7:38 (abstract no. W.D.62)
Hardy M, El-Sadr W, Guity C, Traynor M, Capps L, Khanyile C, Paul E, Fuentes L; Harlem Hospital Center

OBJECTIVE: The Harlem AIDS Treatment Group (which includes 2 hospital-based clinics, 5 community clinics, 4 methadone treatment programs and a homeless men's shelter) was established to provide HIV-infected African American and Latino men and women with the opportunity to participate in clinical trials for AIDS. In order to introduce and promote this new concept to the patients and the providers in the community, a marketing plan was developed.

METHODS: An assessment was made of the following: - attitudes, both negative and positive, of the patients and providers towards space, equipment/level of HIV knowledge of the providers and patients/HIV prevalence amongst patients at each site/the roles of the providers at each site/concerns regarding confidentiality and patient's right/medical and social priorities of the patients/available community-based organizations, media resources and referral mechanisms/technical and logistical expertise of an advisory committee.

RESULTS: A successful marketing plan will be presented (including a video and brochures) which is tailored to the needs at the different sites and which addresses the concerns of the patients and the providers in Harlem.

Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Clinical Trials, Homeless Persons, HIV Infections, Blacks, Hispanic Americans, Health Services Needs and Demand, Health Services Accessibility, Homeless Youth, Prevalence, Human, Female, Male, ICA7
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