Feasibility and Acceptability of a Substance Use Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth Living With HIV in Kenya
NCT ID: NCT04998045
Last Updated: 2022-09-13
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
106 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-07-01
2022-06-30
Brief Summary
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The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered substance use screening and brief intervention for these youth.
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Detailed Description
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends screening and brief intervention (SBI) in primary healthcare for identification and early intervention for substance use. Primary healthcare workers in LMICs are however often unable to implement SBI due to heavy workload. Peers represent a potential means through which SBI may be delivered in adolescent HIV settings and presents a number of advantages. First, peer support systems are well established in many adolescent HIV clinics in sub-Saharan Africa. Secondly, by drawing upon their shared experiences as youth living with HIV, the peers can provide empathic support to the adolescents.
Few studies have evaluated implementation of peer-delivered SBI for adolescents. Available studies have been conducted in high-income countries. To our knowledge, no study has evaluated implementation of peer-delivered SBI among YLH. Our project seeks to fill this gap by evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered SBI for YLH in Kenya. This project is in line with: (i) Kenyan Ministry of Health guidelines for delivery of adolescent and youth friendly services which lists substance use counseling as an essential service, and (ii) United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Fast-track target 95-95-95, which requires that by 2030, 95% of people on ART be virally suppressed (12) as well as target 3.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which requires that governments strengthen the treatment and prevention of substance abuse. Data from this study will set the stage for full-efficacy trials and ultimately to scale-up efforts to other LMICs.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention arm
Youth aged 15-24 years Intervention: screening and brief intervention for substance use
Screening and brief intervention for substance use
Screening will be done using the WHO Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). The brief intervention will be delivered based on ASSIST risk scores: low risk - verbal positive reinforcement and brief advice on harmful consequences of substance use (ii) moderate risk - brief motivational interviewing (BMI) (iii) high risk - BMI and referral to child psychiatry out-patient clinic. The BMI will be delivered in a single session (approximately 15 minutes) using Feedback Listen Options model (15): (i) providing feedback on screening results (ii) exploring pros and cons of substance use, enquiring about importance of change (iii) exploring options for change.
Interventions
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Screening and brief intervention for substance use
Screening will be done using the WHO Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). The brief intervention will be delivered based on ASSIST risk scores: low risk - verbal positive reinforcement and brief advice on harmful consequences of substance use (ii) moderate risk - brief motivational interviewing (BMI) (iii) high risk - BMI and referral to child psychiatry out-patient clinic. The BMI will be delivered in a single session (approximately 15 minutes) using Feedback Listen Options model (15): (i) providing feedback on screening results (ii) exploring pros and cons of substance use, enquiring about importance of change (iii) exploring options for change.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* those who decline to assent/consent
* youth unable to speak fluently in English.
15 Years
24 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Indiana University
OTHER
Duke University
OTHER
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
OTHER
Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health
NIH
Moi University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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FLORENCE JAGUGA, MMED
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
MOI TEACHING & REFERRAL HOSPITAL
Locations
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Florence Jaguga
Eldoret, RIFT Valley, Kenya
Countries
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References
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Jaguga F, Kwobah EK, Giusto A, Apondi E, Barasa J, Korir M, Rono W, Kosgei G, Puffer E, Ott M. Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2023 Nov 16;23(1):2254. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17146-w.
Other Identifiers
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MoiU5
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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