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Peer Navigation + mHealth for HIV/AIDS, STIs, and Hepatitis C Testing

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Scott D. Rhodes, Ph.D, MPH
Research Sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Report being assigned male sex at birth and having had sex with at least 1 man in the past 12 months
Be ≥18 years of age
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, immediate post-intervention (12 months post-baseline), and 12-month follow-up (24 months post-baseline).
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test a new intervention to increase HIV, STI, and HCV testing among GBMSM and transgender women in rural Appalachia.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults over 18 living in rural Appalachian counties, assigned male at birth and have had sex with a man in the past year. They must consent to participate. It's aimed at racially/ethnically diverse gay, bisexual men, and transgender women.
What is being tested?
The study tests a combined intervention of peer navigation support and mobile health (mHealth) technology to improve HIV, STI, and HCV prevention and care services among participants compared to those receiving delayed intervention.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves non-medical interventions like peer support and mobile health technologies rather than drugs or medical procedures, traditional side effects are not expected.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I was assigned male at birth and have had sex with a man in the last year.
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I am 18 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, immediate post-intervention (12 months post-baseline), and 12-month follow-up (24 months post-baseline).
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, immediate post-intervention (12 months post-baseline), and 12-month follow-up (24 months post-baseline). for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Secondary study objectives
Number of participants who use HCV treatment services
Number of participants who use HIV care services
Number of participants who use STI treatment services
+1 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: intervention groupActive Control2 Interventions
7 community health leaders; 56 social network members
Group II: delayed-interventionActive Control2 Interventions
7 community health leaders; 56 social network members

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Wake Forest University Health SciencesLead Sponsor
1,403 Previous Clinical Trials
2,477,794 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Hepatitis C
332 Patients Enrolled for Hepatitis C
Scott D. Rhodes, Ph.D, MPHPrincipal InvestigatorWake Forest University Health Sciences

Media Library

mHealth Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04378439 — N/A
Hepatitis C Research Study Groups: intervention group, delayed-intervention
Hepatitis C Clinical Trial 2023: mHealth Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04378439 — N/A
mHealth 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04378439 — N/A
~15 spots leftby May 2025