Initiative for Chinese Sex Workers to Promote Wellbeing and Improve HIV Prevention by Reducing intersEctional Stigma

NCT ID: NCT07103525

Last Updated: 2025-08-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-31

Study Completion Date

2028-01-31

Brief Summary

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During the development phase (Aim 1), investigators will use a community-driven process to further refine a preliminary intervention design that was developed based on previous research.

For the intervention phase (Aim 2), investigators will conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial of the multi-level intervention. For the individual-level component of the intervention, investigators will recruit 70 Chinese immigrant FSWs who work in MPs in Queens, NYC (n=35 intervention participants and n=35 control participants).

To assess the feasibility and acceptability of intervention implementation (Aim 3), investigators will conduct in-depth qualitative interviews with 12 FSW study participants and the 2 peer advocates and focus groups with 4-5 staff from each of the 3 organizations (3 focus groups total and 12-15 focus group participants in total).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HIV Prevention Wellbeing

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention Group

Female Sex Workers (FSWs) randomized to receive the intervention.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

INSPIRE Initiative

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Culturally relevant, multi-level intervention designed to increase HIV testing through reducing intersectional stigma. Intervention includes series of four one-on-one conversations (45 minutes each over a six-week period) via mobile phone between the Hunter peer advocates and FSWs, which are reinforced through weekly text messages from the peer advocates and through role-model stories shared online.

Control Group

Female Sex Workers (FSWs) randomized to the control group.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard of Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard HIV prevention information with no tailored components via one mobile phone verbal conversation with peer advocates.

Interventions

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INSPIRE Initiative

Culturally relevant, multi-level intervention designed to increase HIV testing through reducing intersectional stigma. Intervention includes series of four one-on-one conversations (45 minutes each over a six-week period) via mobile phone between the Hunter peer advocates and FSWs, which are reinforced through weekly text messages from the peer advocates and through role-model stories shared online.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care

Standard HIV prevention information with no tailored components via one mobile phone verbal conversation with peer advocates.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female Sex Workers: A person who identifies as a woman, Chinese, a massage parlor (MP) worker in Queens, who is at least 18 years old, and has provided sexual services in the past 12 months, will be eligible.
* Community advisory board (CAB) members: self identifies as a community member providing services to immigrant Chinese women and is at least 18 years old.
* Peer Advocates: self identifies as current or previous sex worker, is a Chinese adult woman, and speaks both Mandarin and English.
* Medical Providers: self identifies as a current medical provider who works with Chinese immigrant adults and speaks English.

Exclusion Criteria

* Female Sex Workers: Because completion of HIV testing is our primary study outcome, women who received an HIV test in the previous 3 months or who know they are HIV-positive will be excluded from the study.
* Community advisory board (CAB) members: Does not speak English or is under the age of 18.
* Peer Advocates: Does not speak English/Mandarin or is under the age of 18.
* Medical Providers: Does not speak English or does not provide care to Chinese immigrant adults (e.g., pediatricians).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

NYU Langone Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sahnah Lim, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

NYU Langone Health

Locations

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NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

CUNY-Hunter College

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Sahnah Lim, PhD

Role: CONTACT

917-214-9070

Jiepin Cao

Role: CONTACT

919-717-7093

Other Identifiers

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R34MH136914-01A1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

24-01572

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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