RECRUITING

Prevention Ambassadors: Intervention to Promote HIV Service Engagement in the Networks of SSP Clients

Conditions

Study Overview

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Description

HIV testing and service uptake are infrequent among people who use drugs (PWUD) in the United States. In partnership with a community-based syringe service program (SSP), this project will develop the SSP-based "Prevention Ambassadors" (PA) intervention to promote HIV testing and service uptake among PWUD via the secondary distribution (i.e., peer delivery) of HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits with local HIV service information and referrals to HIV service navigation in the social networks of SSP clients (i.e., PWUD). The PA intervention will then be piloted to assess its preliminary effects, acceptability, and feasibility among PWUD in the Ending the HIV Epidemic priority jurisdiction of Riverside County, California.

Official Title

Prevention Ambassadors: an HIV Self-testing Intervention to Promote HIV Service Engagement in the Networks of SSP Clients

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-02-03
Study Completion:2026-02
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06848686

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Being greater than or equal to 18 years old
  2. * Reporting drug use (past month)
  3. * Having other people who use drugs (PWUD) in one's social network
  4. * Being willing to talk about HIV testing and services with at least 2 PWUD in their networks and attempt to refer them to the study
  5. * Speaking English fluently
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Heather Pines
CONTACT
619-594-2481
hpines@sdsu.edu

Principal Investigator

Heather A Pines
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
San Diego State University
Angela R Bazzi
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of California, San Diego

Study Locations (Sites)

San Diego State University
San Diego, California, 92182
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: San Diego State University

  • Heather A Pines, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, San Diego State University
  • Angela R Bazzi, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, San Diego

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-02-03
Study Completion Date2026-02

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-02-03
Study Completion Date2026-02

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • HIV