Project REACH: A Comprehensive Telehealth Intervention at Syringe Service Programs to Engage People Who Use Drugs

NCT07433712 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: SSP Telehealth R34
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 121
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This trial will assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of Project REACH (Remote Engagement \& Access for Community Health), a telehealth intervention at syringe service programs (SSP) to improve access to HIV-related evidence-based interventions (EBI) for people who use drugs including those who inject them.

Conditions

Drug Use; Substance Use

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Recruitment and Retention Rates

  Proportion of enrolled participants who complete the study

  Year 2

• Comfort Accessing Telehealth Services

  Assessed in exit interviews

  Year 2

• Uptake of PrEP

  EPIC Smartforms

  Year 2

• Uptake of MOUD

  EPIC Smartforms

  Year 2

Study Arms (1)

Project REACH Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The primary interactions with participants of Project REACH will consist of syringe service program (SSP)-based recruitment and enrollment, provision of telehealth services at SSPs for the 6-month pilot duration, and exit interviews with a subset of participants and SSP study staff following the trial.

Other: Project REACH

Interventions

Project REACH OTHER

The primary interactions with participants of Project REACH will consist of SSP-based recruitment and enrollment, provision of telehealth services at SSPs for the 6-month pilot duration, and exit interviews with a subset of participants and SSP study staff following the trial.

Project REACH Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older
• able to speak and understand English
• have used an illicit substance at least once in the past year
• have lived in the study area (in or near their city of their recruitment) for at least 6 months
• have active health insurance by the start of the Project REACH trial date

You may not qualify if:

• Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
• years of age or older
• able to speak and understand English
• currently employed or volunteering with the PCC or an SSP enrollment site for at least one year at the time of the interview OR hired as a study navigator at one of the four enrollment sites
• Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Minnesota: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Central Study Contacts

Kumi Smith

CONTACT

612-301-3051; smi00831@umn.edu

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2026
• First Posted: February 25, 2026
• Study Start: May 6, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2028
• Last Updated: May 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

US (1)