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Syringe Service Based Telemedicine and Social Network Driven HIV Prevention Service Implementation

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllJohns Hopkins University
NCT06103370 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a social network intervention to recruit people who inject drugs and their networks for HIV testing and linkage to HIV prevention and treatment services in Maryland. Study aims are to determine the effectiveness of a social network driven intervention to increase: * HIV testing (primary); * PrEP knowledge; * Uptake of HIV services and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP); * Uptake of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) initiation. Eligible participants who access syringe service programs (SSPs) serving two counties in Maryland and their risk network members (NMs) will be recruited using an established network inventory and coupon recruitment method. When an index successfully recruits NMs, the index-NM cluster will be randomized to either a peer-educator intervention arm or an equal-attention control arm. Index partic

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: Inclusion criteria for index participants: * Aged 18 or older * Self-reported injection drug use in the prior month * Accessed services at the SSP in the prior 3 months * Willing to undergo training and attend weekly booster group sessions * Able to recruit at least 1 drug use Network Member (NM) into study * Willing to talk with peers about PWID topics such as HIV prevention and care * Not previously enrolled in the study as index or NM * English-speaking Inclusion criteria for network member participants: * Aged 18 or older * Self-reported injection drug use in the prior month * Have a valid coupon or able to recall the 3-digit ID number * Not previously enrolled in the study as index or NM * English-speaking Exclusion criteria: • Individuals lacking the capacity to consent
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What it tests

  • Peer-educator-based network
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Where

2 sites
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, United States
Frederick County Health Department, Street Safe Program
Frederick, United States
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