Assessing the Use of MY-RIDE, a Just-in-time Adaptive Intervention, to Improve HIV Prevention and Substance Use in Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Motivating Youth to Reduce Infections, Disconnections, and Emotion dysregulation (MY-RIDE) decreases substance use , to determine whether MY-RIDE increases human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies and to evaluate MY-RIDE effects on willingness to take Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), stress, substance use urge, and use of mental health and substance use services when compared to attention control youth

Conditions

HIV Infections

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Motivating Youth to Reduce Infections, Disconnections, and Emotion dysregulation (MY-RIDE) decreases substance use , to determine whether MY-RIDE increases human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies and to evaluate MY-RIDE effects on willingness to take Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), stress, substance use urge, and use of mental health and substance use services when compared to attention control youth

Assessing the Use of MY-RIDE, a Just-in-time Adaptive Intervention, to Improve HIV Prevention and Substance Use in Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Assessing the Use of MY-RIDE, a Just-in-time Adaptive Intervention, to Improve HIV Prevention and Substance Use in Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Condition
HIV Infections
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * have engaged in substance use (alcohol or illicit drugs)
  • * speak English
  • * are experiencing homelessness
  • * engaged in sexual activity in the last 6 months or plan to in the next month
  • * are not planning to move out of the metro area during the 12-month study period.
  • * Youth Experiencing Homelessness (YEH) who have low literacy based on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (scores \< 4)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston,

Diane M Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, FSAHM,, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Record Dates

2025-06-01