Supported Employment COVID-19 Rapid Testing for PWID

NCT05984966 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00000657
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 102
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This community-engaged project aims to improve the accessibility of rapid tests through a supported employment program for people who inject drugs (PWID). The overall goal is to develop a transformative community-driven intervention in partnership with a community partner to promote widespread access to rapid testing among PWID.

Conditions

Health Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Participant Peer Well-Being (Flourishing Scale)

  Participant well-being was computed as the mean of eight items with a 7-point response option (1 = strongly disagree, 7 = strongly agree). The internal consistency, as measured with Cronbach's alpha (α), was .90, scores could range from 1 to 7, and higher scores indicated greater levels of well-being.

  Assessed at baseline and 3-month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Health Communication Self-Efficacy

  Assessed at baseline and 3-month follow-up

• Peer Support Self-Efficacy

  Assessed at baseline and 3-month follow-up

• COVID-19 Knowledge

  Assessed at baseline and 3-month follow-up

• HIV Knowledge

  Assessed at baseline and 3-month follow-up

• Hepatitis C Knowledge

  Assessed at baseline and 3-month follow-up

Study Arms (1)

Supported Employment for Peer Health Workers

EXPERIMENTAL

Supported employment program (Peer Connect2Test) for people who inject drugs to provide SARS-CoV-2 rapid tests to others in their networks

Behavioral: Supported Employment

Interventions

Supported Employment BEHAVIORAL

PeerC2T is part of a supported employment program where PWID are trained and supported to provide PWID with job skills to be able to act as Peer Health Workers to facilitate the distribution of rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing to other PWID. The effect of the training on the Peer Health Worker themself will be evaluated.

Also known as: Peer Connect2Test

Supported Employment for Peer Health Workers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age 18 and older
• Able to speak and understand English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Oregon: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon, 97403, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior

Interventions

Employment, Supported

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Employment; Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics; Rehabilitation, Vocational; Rehabilitation; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Camille Cioffi
• Organization: University of Oregon

ccioffi@uoregon.edu

541-346-4755

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 28, 2023
• First Posted: August 9, 2023
• Study Start: August 3, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2025
• Study Completion: March 15, 2025
• Last Updated: April 20, 2026
• Results First Posted: April 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
• Time Frame: Upon study completion. Timeframe available determined by the National Institutes of Health.

Locations

US (1)