Table 2.
Collaborative research projects across the New England HIV Implementation Science Network, 2014–2019
| # | Project title | Implementation science methods or frameworks used | Academic institutions represented | Community or government agencies represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Adapting an Evidence-based Intervention for Stigma-related Stress, Mental Health, and HIV-risk for MSM of Color in Small Urban Areas” | Adaptation of existing evidence-based intervention (EBI) | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | “Developing Comprehensive Model of the HIV Continuum of Care in Nine Small Cities in CT, MA, & RI” | None reported | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | “Assessing Local HIV Care Continuum Experiences in Small Cities” | None reported | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | “Implementation of HIV PrEP for MSM With and Without Substance Use in Providence, RI and New Haven, CT” | RE-AIM | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | “PrEP Implementation and Evaluation Among MSM Who Use Substances” | RE-AIM | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | “Implementing PrEP in a Family Planning Setting” | Patient education as implementation strategy | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | “Working with HIV Clinics to Adopt Addiction Treatments Using Implementation Facilitation (WHAT-IF?)” | PARiHS (Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services) | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | “Syphilis TO PrEP Project (Project STOP): PrEP Navigation and Provider Training” | Provider training and patient navigations as implementation strategies | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | “ePROMISE: Using Social Media to Improve HIV Prevention and CoC in Young MSM” | ADAPT-ITT to adapt existing EBI; Step-Wedge RCT Design | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | “Project PS: Multi-State MSM Partner Services Study” | Consolidated Framework and Interactive Systems Framework | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | “Examining Multilevel System Dynamics Affecting HIV Community Viral Load” | System dynamics modeling | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | “Evaluating Cost Effectiveness of Naloxone at Syringe Exchange Service” | None reported | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | “Refining and Validating the Community Research Activity Assessment Tool (CREAT)” | Community priority setting using Delphi Method | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | “Using a Validated Computer Simulation to Assess HIV prevention Efforts in Connecticut” | None reported | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | “Promoting HIV-risk Reduction Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Stepped Care Approach Using Contingency Management With PrEP Navigation” | Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Type I design; implementation-focused process evaluation grounded in RE-AIM and PARiHS | 3 | 2 |