Status:

COMPLETED

Addressing Health Disparities in Engagement, Retention, and Utilization of PrEP Among South Florida Women of Color

Lead Sponsor:

Florida International University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Care 4 U Management, Inc.

Care Resource Community Health Centers, Inc.

Conditions:

HIV Prevention

PrEP Adherence

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Women of color (WOC) in South Florida, the region with the highest HIV rates in the U.S., experience significant barriers to accessibility, uptake, and utilization of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) f...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to use a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach to finalize, and pilot-test a multi-component evidence-based intervention to reduce health disparities in e...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \>=18 years of age;
  • female and identifying as female gender;
  • able to provide informed consent;
  • willing to document a negative HIV antibody test before starting PrEP;
  • reporting recent sexual risk (e.g., sex without condoms in last 3 months, sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis in the last 6 months, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) use in the last 12 months, transactional sex, partners who are HIV+);
  • report history of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in last 3 months;
  • willing to screen for medical contraindications to PrEP according to Florida Health Department guidelines;
  • currently not cognitively impaired;
  • reporting no history of bipolar disorder, psychosis, or current need for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.

Exclusion

  • Less than 18 years of age;
  • not female at birth
  • unable to provide informed consent;
  • unwilling to document a negative HIV antibody test before starting PrEP;
  • unwilling to screen for medical contraindications to PrEP according to Florida Health Department guidelines;
  • currently cognitively impaired;
  • reporting recent history of bipolar disorder, psychosis, or inpatient psychiatric hospitalization

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

72 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05338996

Start Date

October 1 2021

End Date

May 31 2023

Last Update

June 27 2023

Active Locations (3)

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Care 4 U Community Health Center

Miami, Florida, United States, 33127

2

Care Resource, Inc.

Miami, Florida, United States, 33137

3

Monarch Health Services, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33407