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  1. Article ; Online: Resilient Clinical Trial Infrastructure in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the TOGETHER Randomized Platform Clinical Trial.

    Forrest, Jamie I / Rawat, Angeli / Duailibe, Felipe / Guo, Christina M / Sprague, Sheila / McKay, Paula / Reis, Gilmar / Mills, Edward J

    The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

    2022  Volume 106, Issue 2, Page(s) 389–393

    Abstract: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical research groups across the world developed trial protocols to evaluate the safety and efficacy of treatments for COVID-19. Despite this initial enthusiasm, only a small portion of these protocols were ... ...

    Abstract In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical research groups across the world developed trial protocols to evaluate the safety and efficacy of treatments for COVID-19. Despite this initial enthusiasm, only a small portion of these protocols were implemented. Of those implemented, a fraction successfully recruited their target sample size to analyze and disseminate findings. More than a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, only a few clinical trials evaluating treatments for COVID-19 have generated new evidence. Productive randomized platform clinical trials evaluating COVID-19 treatments may attribute their success to intentional investments in developing resilient clinical trial infrastructures. Health system resiliency discourse provides a conceptual framework for characterizing attributes for withstanding shocks. This framework may also be useful for contextualizing the attributes of productive clinical trials evaluating COVID-19 therapies. We characterize the successful attributes and lessons learned in developing the TOGETHER Trial infrastructure using a health system resiliency framework. This framework may be considered by clinical trialists aiming to build resilient trial infrastructures capable of responding rapidly and efficiently to global health threats.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/drug therapy ; COVID-19/therapy ; Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration ; Efficiency, Organizational ; Humans ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Research Design ; SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2942-7
    ISSN 1476-1645 ; 0002-9637
    ISSN (online) 1476-1645
    ISSN 0002-9637
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1202
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  2. Article ; Online: Use of Gay Chatlines and Online Dating Platforms as Potential Mediators or Moderators in the Relationship Between Loneliness, Self-Rated Attractiveness and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition Risk Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Vancouver, Canada.

    Fonseca-Cuevas, Alejandra / Nanditha, Ni Gusti Ayu / Shen, Tian / Moore, David M / Lachowsky, Nathan J / Card, Kiffer G / Sang, Jordan M / Wang, Lu / Chia, Jason / Duailibe, Felipe / Hogg, Robert S / Lima, Viviane D

    Sexually transmitted diseases

    2022  Volume 49, Issue 10, Page(s) 706–712

    Abstract: Background: Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) remain disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Interaction between psychosocial factors likely plays a role in HIV acquisition risk. We aimed to analyze ... ...

    Abstract Background: Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) remain disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Interaction between psychosocial factors likely plays a role in HIV acquisition risk. We aimed to analyze the association of loneliness and self-rated attractiveness with HIV acquisition risk, and determine whether these associations were mediated by gay telephone chatlines or online dating platforms.
    Methods: This cross-sectional study included HIV-negative gbMSM 16 years or older enrolled into the Momentum Health Study from February 2012 to February 2015. Loneliness, self-rated attractiveness (exposures) and use of gay chatlines or online dating platforms (mediators) were assessed through self-interviews. Human immunodeficiency virus acquisition risk (outcome) was assessed by the HIV Incidence Risk Index. Weighted logistic regression modeled the association and moderation effect between exposures and outcome. Mediation models estimated 3-way direct effect among exposures, mediators, and outcome.
    Results: Of 542 gbMSM, those who were lonely (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.54; 95% confidence intervals [CI], 1.04-2.28) and attractive (aOR, 1.69; 95% CI, 1.04-2.76) had increased odds for HIV acquisition risk. Our moderation analysis demonstrated a heightened joint effect among lonely and attractive participants (aOR, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.08-2.65). Use of gay telephone chatlines or online dating platforms mediated 30.5% of the association between loneliness and HIV acquisition risk, but did not mediate attractiveness and HIV acquisition risk.
    Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the provision of interventions focusing on mental health support and safer sex practices through gay telephone chatlines or online dating platforms is promising to help alleviate the HIV burden among gbMSM.
    MeSH term(s) Canada/epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; HIV ; HIV Infections/epidemiology ; HIV Infections/prevention & control ; Homosexuality, Male/psychology ; Humans ; Loneliness ; Male ; Sexual and Gender Minorities
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 435191-5
    ISSN 1537-4521 ; 0148-5717
    ISSN (online) 1537-4521
    ISSN 0148-5717
    DOI 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001672
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