PrEP at a Syringe Services Program
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if providing participants with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medicine right away at the IDEA Exchange will help participants remain in HIV negative.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Rapid PrEP group Participants will receive PrEP i.e. Descovy for 12 months at the syringe services program. |
Drug: Descovy 200Mg 25Mg Tablet
daily Descovy tab by mouth
Behavioral: PrEP
PrEP will be provided in a community setting by community-based harm reduction program.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Intracellular level of tenofovir diphosphate [6 months]
assessed via dried blood spot
Secondary Outcome Measures
- time to PrEP initiation post negative HIV rapid test [up to 12 months]
number of days between receiving negative test result and initiating PrEP via self-report
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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over the age of 18
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speak either English or Spanish
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ability to provide informed consent
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currently enrolled in the syringe services program
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have a negative HIV rapid test result
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estimated creatinine clearance > 30 ml/minute
Exclusion Criteria:
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do not meet the above criteria of inclusion
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decline to participate
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test positive for HIV via rapid test
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are pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant
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have symptoms acute HIV.
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Any other comorbidities that at the discretion of the investigator would prevent the participant from participating in the study.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University of Miami | Miami | Florida | United States | 33136 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Miami
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Hansel Tookes, University of Miami
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 20210017