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
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
100 participants
May 21, 2025
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
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
Inclusion Criteria7
- Age 18 years or older
- Client of Unlocking Doors
- Able to provide informed consent
- Willing to participate in discussions about general health, sexual health, HIV prevention, and PrEP
- Willing to complete health screening and eligibility assessment
- For qualitative interview participants:
- Unlocking Doors staff, clients, or PrEP providers who agree to participate in a one-time interview.
Exclusion Criteria6
- Under 18 years of age
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Not receiving services at Unlocking Doors
- Non-English speakers
- Diagnosed with HIV
- Incarcerated individuals at the time of recruitment
Interventions
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.
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NCT07292792