The ADAPT-ITT Model

TLDR

The Institute of Medicine recommends using proven HIV prevention interventions, yet few theoretical frameworks exist to guide their adaptation, so the ADAPT‑ITT model offers an eight‑phase prescriptive method to efficiently adapt evidence‑based interventions for diverse at‑risk populations. The article aims to summarize the key components of the ADAPT‑ITT model and demonstrate its application through several case studies. The ADAPT‑ITT model comprises eight sequential phases that guide the adaptation of HIV prevention interventions. The authors have systematically developed the ADAPT‑ITT framework for adapting HIV‑related evidence‑based interventions.

Abstract

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends the use of HIV prevention interventions with proven efficacy to avert new infections. Given the time and cost associated with the development, implementation and evaluation of efficacious HIV interventions, adapting existing evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to be appropriate for a myriad of at-risk populations may facilitate the efficient development of new EBIs. Unfortunately, few models of theoretic frameworks exist to guide the adaptation of EBIs. Over the past few years, the authors have systematically developed a framework for adapting HIV-related EBIs, known as the "ADAPT-ITT" model. The ADAPT-ITT model consists of 8 sequential phases that inform HIV prevention providers and researchers of a prescriptive method for adapting EBIs. The current article summarizes key components of the ADAPT-ITT model and illustrates the use of the model in several case studies.