Project EMPOWERING: Evidence-based PrEP for Justice-Involved Women and Their Risk Networks
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This study has two components. The first component is designed to assess and compare the awareness, attitudes and clinical eligibility of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in criminal justice (CJ) involved women. The second component is designed to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of strategically delivering PrEP to CJ involved women and their risk network members.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_1 hiv-infections
Started Dec 2017
Typical duration for phase_1 hiv-infections
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 20, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 26, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 11, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 15, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 15, 2020
CompletedJuly 28, 2021
July 1, 2021
2.4 years
September 20, 2017
July 27, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
% PrEP uptake
\# starting PrEP/ # enrolled subjects
Month 1
% eligible PrEP uptake
\# starting PrEP/ # eligible subjects
Month 1
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Mean % PrEP adherence
12 months
Mean TDF level
12 months
HIV incidence
12 months
Study Arms (1)
PrEP
EXPERIMENTALFor participants who are eligible for PrEP and willing to participate, subjects on PrEP will be followed for 1 year with quarterly assessments.
Interventions
Subjects on PrEP will be followed for 1 year with quarterly assessments by trained research assistants. Study visits will take place at in New Haven and Hartford. At every scheduled visit, participants will receive a comprehensive package of preventive services, including a prescription for the next 30-day supply of TDF/FTC (with 2 refills), a symptom screen for acute HIV, risk-reduction counseling, PrEP adherence support, bleach for cleaning injection equipment, and condoms. HIV rapid testing with Orasure® will be performed quarterly; participants testing newly positive for HIV (representing seroconversions) will be followed with confirmatory testing and referred to care as needed.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Index participants reside in, or planning to reside in New Haven or Hartford, Connecticut,.
- Criminal justice-involved (anticipate release or have been released from prison or jail within 6 months, and/or are under or anticipating transfer to correctional community supervision (i.e. probation or parole)).
- Self-reported HIV negative.
- Eligible and enrolled women will then recruit risk network members through respondent driven sampling, using vouchers.
- Risk network members must:
- have a unique and valid referral coupon (from Index participant).
- Reside or planning to reside in New Haven or Hartford, Connecticut.
- Self-reported HIV negative
- years of age or older
You may not qualify if:
- They are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
- Are threatening to staff.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Yale Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Yale Clinical and Community Research, 270 Congress Ave
New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
Related Publications (1)
Meyer JP, Price CR, Ye Y, Qin Y, Tracey D, Demidont AC, Melbourne K, Altice FL. A PrEP Demonstration Project Using eHealth and Community Outreach to Justice-Involved Cisgender Women and Their Risk Networks. AIDS Behav. 2022 Dec;26(12):3807-3817. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03709-2. Epub 2022 Jun 7.
PMID: 35672552DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jaimie Meyer, MD, MS, FACP
Yale University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 1
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 20, 2017
First Posted
September 26, 2017
Study Start
December 11, 2017
Primary Completion
May 15, 2020
Study Completion
May 15, 2020
Last Updated
July 28, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-07