RecruitingNCT07292792

The Unlocking PrEP Study: Integration of Peer Health Navigation Into Comprehensive Re-entry Services

Integration of Peer Health Navigation Into Comprehensive Re-entry Services: Improving PrEP Implementation for Justice-involved Individuals

Sponsor

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

May 21, 2025

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

HIV Prevention HIV Disease

Summary

This 18-month study, "Integration of peer health navigation into comprehensive re-entry services: improving PrEP implementation for justice-involved individuals," aims to increase PrEP awareness and uptake among people with a history of justice involvement in Dallas, primarily clients of Unlocking Doors.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 99 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study integrates peer health navigators — people with lived experience who help others access services — into HIV prevention programs to improve uptake of PrEP (a daily pill that prevents HIV infection) among people served by a social services organization called Unlocking Doors. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 or older - You are a client of the Unlocking Doors organization - You are willing to discuss sexual health, HIV prevention, and PrEP - You are HIV-negative - You are not currently incarcerated **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are under 18 - You are unable to provide informed consent - You are not receiving services at Unlocking Doors - You do not speak English - You have already been diagnosed with HIV Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALHealth Coach Intervention

The intervention integrates a PrEP-focused health coach into Unlocking Doors' re-entry services. The health coach provides clients with general health guidance, sexual health education, HIV and syphilis testing, PrEP education, PrEP eligibility screening, and linkage to PrEP care. The coach also offers ongoing navigation and referrals to medical, behavioral health, and re-entry services as needed. The aim of the intervention is to increase PrEP awareness, interest, and uptake among justice-involved individuals while assessing feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of embedding a health coach within legal re-entry services.

Locations(1)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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