Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- PWH:
- * Age ≥18 years, patient receiving care at one of the 3 clinical sites;
- * can identify a support person injector (i.e., family, friend, or partner) who is willing and able to provide injections;
- * has received at least the loading dose of cabotegravir/rilpivirine CAB/RPV (i.e., 600mg/900mg IM) without serious adverse events;
- * is virologically suppressed (HIV RNA \<50 copies/mL);
- * has no history of treatment failure;
- * has no known or suspected resistance to either RPV or CAB;
- * is interested in receiving home-based injections; is approved by their clinical team as a candidate for home-based injections;
- * has the intention to use CAB/RPV for at least 12 months;
- * and is willing and able to give informed consent.
- Treatment Buddy:
- * Age ≥18 years,
- * identified by the PWH,
- * is willing and able to provide monthly or bimonthly LAI-ART injections at the PWH's place of residence, and
- * is willing and able to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- PWH:
- * \<18 years of age, not receiving care at one of 3 clinic sites,
- * cannot identify a support person injector,
- * has not received at least the loading dose of CAB/RPV,
- * had serious adverse events with CAB/RPV with the loading dose,
- * is not virologically suppressed,
- * has a history of treatment failure,
- * has a known or suspected resistance to either RPV or CAB,
- * is not interested in receiving home-based injections,
- * is not approved but their clinical team as a candidate for home-based injections;
- * does not have the intention to use CAB/RPV for at least 12 months;
- * and is not willing or unable to give informed consent.
- Treatment Buddy:
- * \<18 years of age,
- * is not willing or unable to provide monthly or bimonthly LAI-ART injections at the PWH's place of residence, and
- * is not willing or unable to give informed consent.
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No