Recruiting

HIV Testing & Rapid ART

Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Code:

NCT05384145

Conditions

HIV

HIV Linkage to Care

HIV Testing

HIV Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

COAST-AL

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to adapt and evaluate a combination intervention that includes: (1) a data-driven approach to directed community-based HIV testing to areas with high need, (2) Project Connect to expedite linkage to care at time of diagnosis, (3) and a Rapid ART (antiretroviral therapy)Start program, all in Mobile County Health Department (MCHD) jurisdictions in Alabama.

Conditions

HIV

HIV Linkage to Care

HIV Testing

HIV Treatment

Study ID

NCT05384145

Start date

Mar 27, 2024

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

May 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • AIM 1 \& 3:
  • Fit into one of the following categories:

1\) MCHD leadership, 2) ADPH leadership, 3) clinic administrators, 4) outreach testing specialists, 5) linkage coordinators and community health workers, 6) physicians, 7) nurses, 8) counselors all working at HIV care facilities in the six MCHD jurisdiction counties.
  • Over the age of 18 years old.

AIM 2: (IDIs)

  • Over the age of 13 years old
  • Tested for HIV in MCHD jurisdiction from time of COASTAL implementation to 36 months post-implementation start date.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Exclusion criteria include unwillingness or inability to provide informed consent.

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: COAST-AL

This combination intervention includes three CDC evidence based interventions: (1) a data-driven approach to direct Community-based HIV testing to areas with high need, (2) Project Connect to expedite linkage to care at time of diagnosis, (3) and a Rapid ART Start program, all in MCHD jurisdictions in Alabama

Interventions

COAST-AL

This combination intervention includes three CDC evidence based interventions: (1) a data-driven approach to direct Community-based HIV testing to areas with high need, (2) Project Connect to expedite linkage to care at time of diagnosis, (3) and a Rapid ART Start program, all in MCHD jurisdictions in Alabama

Primary outcome measure

  • Time to viral suppression [ Time Frame: From HIV diagnosis to 1 year ]
  • Proportion of zctas with >15% population HIV tested [ Time Frame: 3 year intervention period ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mariel Parman

205-996-6337marielparman@uabmc.edu

Bernadette Johnson

2059347329bajohnson@uabmc.edu

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35222

Contacts

Mariel Parman, MPH

205-996-6337marielparman@uabmc.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Last update posted

May 18, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alabama at Birmingham on 2026-05-18.