Screening, recruiting and predicting retention of participants in the NIMH Multisite HIV Prevention Trial

Abstract

If HIV prevention efforts are to be successful on a national level, scientists and collaborators in agency and community settings must demonstrate that they can recruit and influence behavior change with those at highest risk for contracting HIV. The NIMH Multisite HIV Prevention Trial was designed as a phase III clinical trial to determine the efficacy of an HIV intervention program, Project LIGHT, across geographic regions, cities, and clinics with differing populations and service under different delivery conditions. This article describes recruitment, screening, enrollment, and retention among a sample composed of individuals eligible for participation in the HIV prevention trial. Predictors of attrition are identified among the randomized cohort.