Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Adherence Intervention for Women with Substance Use Disorders

NCT ID: NCT06158607

Last Updated: 2024-12-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-07

Study Completion Date

2025-05-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to test an addiction-clinic based behavioral intervention for increasing PrEP uptake and adherence among women who engage in high-risk sexual behaviors and problematic substance use. The main question it aims to answer is:

• If the integrated intervention increase PrEP uptake and adherence compared to standard treatment

Participants will

* receive provision of PrEP information through 4 counseling sessions
* prevention navigation
* receive nurse practitioner prescribed PrEP in an addiction treatment setting

Researchers will compare intervention group with standard treatment to see if the integrated intervention help increase PrEP uptake and adherence

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Substance Use

Keywords

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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Women HIV Prevention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Addiction Clinic-Based PrEP Adherence Intervention for Women with Substance Use Disorders

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Provision of PrEP information through 4 counseling sessions, prevention navigation, and nurse practitioner prescribed PrEP in an addiction treatment setting.

Standard of care treatment

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard of care treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants in substance use treatment will be given information and referral to a community partner who will evaluate them to determine if they could benefit from PrEP for HIV prevention

Interventions

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Addiction Clinic-Based PrEP Adherence Intervention for Women with Substance Use Disorders

Provision of PrEP information through 4 counseling sessions, prevention navigation, and nurse practitioner prescribed PrEP in an addiction treatment setting.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard of care treatment

Participants in substance use treatment will be given information and referral to a community partner who will evaluate them to determine if they could benefit from PrEP for HIV prevention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina cisgender women
* diagnosed with a Substance use disorder (SUD) per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illnesses (DSM)-5 criteria
* HIV negative
* sexually active with an opposite sex partner within the past 6 months
* not using PrEP for HIV prevention at the time of screening
* able to speak, read, and write in English; and
* own or have regular access to a smart phone.

Exclusion Criteria

* be concurrently participating in another SUD behavioral treatment program
* unable to provide informed consent for participation (e.g., have severe cognitive impairment that would interfere with their ability to consent, understand study procedures and/or effectively participate in therapy
* have psychological distress that would prohibit them from participating in the study
* be unable or unwilling to meet study requirements
* be ineligible for PrEP based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-defined criteria for PrEP based on substance use and sexual risk
* have medical contraindications for PrEP (e.g., known renal impairment which can be exacerbated by PrEP use).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Angela M Heads

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Angela Heads, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Locations

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Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Angela Heads, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (713) 486-2830

Email: [email protected]

Kaixuan An

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (713) 486-2531

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Angela Heads

Role: primary

Kaixuan An

Role: backup

References

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Heads AM, Santa Maria D, Hill MJ, Suchting R, Evans KN, Gaul Z, Yammine L, de Dios C, Schmitz JM. Development and Pilot Testing of an Addiction Clinic-Based Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake and Adherence Intervention for Women with Substance Use Disorders: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 May 23;14:e64961. doi: 10.2196/64961.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40409752 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HSC-MS-21-0451

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id