2025
Addressing challenges and barriers to rural Veteran participation in clinical research within the Veterans Affairs healthcare system
Johnson M, Asghar A, Beck D, Kyriakides T, Vincenti M, Huang G. Addressing challenges and barriers to rural Veteran participation in clinical research within the Veterans Affairs healthcare system. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2025, 45: 101466. PMID: 40241933, PMCID: PMC12002789, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCooperative Studies ProgramHealthcare systemIntegrated health care systemVA Cooperative Studies ProgramVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemLack of organizational supportVA healthcare systemClinical researchMedical facilitiesHealth care systemEnrollment of study participantsClinical research staffClinical research infrastructureExecution of clinical researchProviding careCare systemRural settingsVeteran participantsHealthcare institutionsResearch staffStudy participantsRural populationOrganizational supportVeteransVAMC
2021
Design and implementation of a cohort study of persons living with HIV infection who are initiating medication treatment for opioid use disorder to evaluate HIV-1 persistence
Schultheis A, Sanchez M, Pedersen S, Kyriakides T, Ho YC, Kluger Y, Springer SA. Design and implementation of a cohort study of persons living with HIV infection who are initiating medication treatment for opioid use disorder to evaluate HIV-1 persistence. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2021, 24: 100866. PMID: 34825103, PMCID: PMC8605182, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderHIV-1 persistenceHIV persistenceCohort studyHIV infectionMedication treatmentLimited bloodUse disordersProviral landscapeDSM-5 opioid-use disordersExtended-release naltrexoneProspective cohort studyHIV-1 expressionPartial agonist buprenorphineLongitudinal studyHIV continuumMonth 3Clonal expansion dynamicsMOUDDifferential biological effectsStudy participantsHIVMolecular virologyBloodBuprenorphine
2018
Prevalence and correlates of depression among caregivers of children living with HIV in Ghana: findings from the Sankofa pediatric disclosure study
Ofori-Atta A, Reynolds NR, Antwi S, Renner L, Nichols JS, Lartey M, Amissah K, Tettey JK, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Catlin AC, Gan G, Kyriakides TC, Paintsil E, Team O. Prevalence and correlates of depression among caregivers of children living with HIV in Ghana: findings from the Sankofa pediatric disclosure study. AIDS Care 2018, 31: 283-292. PMID: 30360643, PMCID: PMC6382516, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1537463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaregivers of childrenCaregiver depressionCaregivers of HIVLow HIV knowledgeChild health outcomesCorrelates of depressionLow social supportPediatric HIVIllness perceptionsIntervention trialsMean ageHIV knowledgeRisk factorsSevere depressionHigh prevalenceHIV stigmaAdjusted modelHIVCaregiver statusHealth outcomesStudy participantsCaregiversPrevalenceDepressionSub-Saharan countries
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