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Subthreshold opioid use disorder prevention (STOP) trial: a cluster randomized clinical trial: study design and methods

Preventing progression to moderate or severe opioid use disorder (OUD) among people who exhibit risky opioid use behavior that does not meet criteria for treatment with opioid agonists or antagonists (subthres...

Jane M. Liebschutz, Geetha A. Subramaniam… in Addiction Science & Clinical Practice (2023)

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Effects of Behavioral Intervention Components for African American/Black and Latino Persons Living with HIV with Non-suppressed Viral Load Levels: Results of an Optimization Trial

There is an urgent need for efficient behavioral interventions to increase rates of HIV viral suppression for populations with serious barriers to engagement along the HIV care continuum. We carried out an opt...

Charles M. Cleland, Marya Gwadz, Linda M. Collins, Leo Wilton… in AIDS and Behavior (2023)

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“As safe as possible”: a qualitative study of opioid withdrawal and risk behavior among people who use illegal opioids

Opioid withdrawal is a regular occurrence among many people who use illicit opioids (PWUIO) that has also been shown to increase their willingness to engage in risk-involved behavior. The proliferation of fent...

David Frank, Luther Elliott, Charles M. Cleland, Suzan M. Walters… in Harm Reduction Journal (2023)

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Understanding why racial/ethnic inequities along the HIV care continuum persist in the United States: a qualitative exploration of systemic barriers from the perspectives of African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV

Racial/ethnic inequities along the HIV care continuum persist in the United States despite substantial federal investment. Numerous studies highlight individual and social-level impediments in HIV, but fewer f...

Prema Filippone, Samantha Serrano… in International Journal for Equity in Health (2023)

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The POP (Permanent Supportive Housing Overdose Prevention) Study: protocol for a hybrid type 3 stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

Permanent supportive housing (PSH)—subsidized housing paired with support services such as case management—is a key part of national strategic plans to end homelessness. PSH tenants face high overdose risk due...

Kelly M. Doran, Allison Torsiglieri, Stephanie Blaufarb… in Implementation Science (2023)

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Facilitation of team-based care to improve HTN management and outcomes: a protocol for a randomized stepped wedge trial

There are well-established guidelines for treating hypertension (HTN), yet only half of patients with HTN meet the defined target of < 140/90. Team-based care (TBC) is an evidence-based strategy for improving ...

Donna R. Shelley, Dominique Brown, Charles M. Cleland… in BMC Health Services Research (2023)

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Exploring behavioral intervention components for African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV with non-suppressed HIV viral load in the United States: a qualitative study

The persistence of racial/ethnic inequities in rates of engagement along the HIV care continuum signals the need for novel approaches. We developed six behavioral intervention components for use in an optimiza...

Sabrina R. Cluesman, Marya Gwadz… in International Journal for Equity in Health (2023)

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Correction: Advancing behavioral interventions for African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV using a new conceptual model that integrates critical race theory, harm reduction, and self-determination theory: a qualitative exploratory study

Marya Gwadz, Sabrina R. Cluesman… in International Journal for Equity in Health (2022)

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Advancing behavioral interventions for African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV using a new conceptual model that integrates critical race theory, harm reduction, and self-determination theory: a qualitative exploratory study

Rates of participation in HIV care, medication uptake, and viral suppression are improving among persons living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States. Yet, disparities among African American/Black and Latino PL...

Marya Gwadz, Sabrina R. Cluesman… in International Journal for Equity in Health (2022)

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Using the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST) framework to optimize an intervention to increase COVID-19 testing for Black and Latino/Hispanic frontline essential workers: A study protocol

Among those at highest risk for COVID-19 exposure is the large population of frontline essential workers in occupations such food service, retail, personal care, and in-home health services, among whom Black a...

Marya Gwadz, Charles M. Cleland, Maria Lizardo, Robert L. Hawkins… in BMC Public Health (2022)

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Electronic cigarettes as a harm reduction strategy among patients with COPD: protocol for an open-label two arm randomized controlled pilot trial

Smoking cessation is the most effective means of slowing the decline of lung function associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While effective smoking cessation treatments are available, t...

Elizabeth R. Stevens, Lei Lei, Charles M. Cleland… in Addiction Science & Clinical Practice (2022)

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African American/Black and Latino Adults with Detectable HIV Viral Load Evidence Substantial Risk for Polysubstance Substance Use and Co-occurring Problems: A Latent Class Analysis

Substance use problems are highly prevalent among persons living with (PLWH) in the United States and serve as serious barriers to engagement in HIV care. Yet, in contrast to studies of single substances, litt...

Charles M. Cleland, Marya Gwadz, Linda M. Collins, Leo Wilton… in AIDS and Behavior (2021)

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Black and Latino Persons Living with HIV Evidence Risk and Resilience in the Context of COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Early Phase of the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has great potential to disrupt the lives of persons living with HIV (PLWH). The present convergent parallel design mixed-methods study explored the early effects of COVID-19 on African Am...

Marya Gwadz, Stephanie Campos, Robert Freeman, Charles M. Cleland… in AIDS and Behavior (2021)

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Stop**, starting, and sustaining HIV antiretroviral therapy: a mixed-methods exploration among African American/Black and Latino long-term survivors of HIV in an urban context

Although periods of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) discontinuation have deleterious health effects, ART is not always sustained. Yet, little is known about factors that contribute to such ART non-persistence...

Marya Gwadz, Charles M. Cleland, Robert Freeman, Leo Wilton… in BMC Public Health (2021)