SMART - Information for Providers

Does Your Patient Have Challenges Taking Their ART?


We are recruiting for a study to support youth struggling with adherence and maintaining a suppressed viral load.
Are they living with HIV?
Are they 15-24 years of age?
Do they have a viral load of ≥200 copies/mL?

If so, refer them to the SMART study!

• If eligible, your patient will receive a daily text message reminder or a phone call from an adherence facilitator each weekday to support them in taking their ART.
• Patients will be randomized to receive either the text message reminder or the phone call.
• With your patient’s permission, our adherence facilitator will contact your clinical team if they are having problems with taking their ART (e.g., insurance issue).
• Our adherence facilitator will support your patient to contact your clinical team for other issues such as homelessness, substance use, and other challenges that might make ART adherence difficult.
• If eligible for SMART, your patient could also receive up to $200 for their participation.

To screen for the SMART study, patients can do one of the following:
      •   Text “research” to 99000
      •   Go to chestnyc.org/SMART
      •   Call 212-206-7919 to screen over the phone

Place a FREE order for recruitment material below


Available SMART recruitment material include:
Participant poster – can be hung around your clinic for patients to learn about the study and methods of screening
Recruitment cards – can be handed to patients who may be eligible (they are a smaller version of the participant poster)

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR FREE ORDER


CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR FREE ORDER

Project Details

Time Period: 2016-2021
Funder: National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development
Grant Number: U19HD089875
Principal Investigator: Marvin E. Belzer, M.D.
CHEST Project Director:
Sitaji Gurung, M.D., M.P.H.
CHEST Project Coordinator: Richard Zhao

For more information contact:
212-206-7919