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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| R01DA032217 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | NIH |
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The goal of this study is to conduct an HIV prevention intervention to train HIV seropositive drug users to be peer health educators.
The primary objective of this funded research is to conduct an HIV prevention intervention to train HIV seropositive drug users to be peer health educators to: (1) recruit their high risk social network members for voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) at the research clinic, (2) promote risk reduction among social network members, and (3) promote engagement in HIV care by encouraging HIV seropositive network members to schedule and keep HIV primary care appointments. There will be four types of participants in the Full Trial: 1) Index, 2) Testing Network 3) Longitudinal Network and 4) HIV positive network participants. This longitudinal study includes baseline, 6-months, and 12-month assessments
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Prevention & Testing Control | Active Comparator | The comparison condition is focused on basic HIV risk reduction , safety and preventing drug overdose. |
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| Prevention & Testing Intervention | Experimental | The intervention condition is training on peer outreach skills which includes talking to HIV positive social network members about HIV care, medication adherence and HIV risk reduction. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Prevention & Testing | Behavioral | 6 group sessions, 1 individual session, and 1 dyad session |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| change in HIV medication adherence | 6 month | |
| change in frequency in attending HIV medical appointments | 6 month |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| change in sharing injection equipment | 6 month | |
| change in condom use | 6 month |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Index
Testing network
Longitudinal network participant-
Positive Networks
Exclusion Criteria:
Index- already enrolled in the study as a Network participant
Testing network- already enrolled in the study as a Network participant
Longitudinal network- a) already enrolled in the study as a Network participant b) already enrolled in the study as a Index participant
Positive network- a) already enrolled in the study as a Network participant b) already enrolled in the study as a Index participant
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Carl A Latkin, PhD | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Lighhouse Studies @ Peer Point | Baltimore | Maryland | 21205 | United States |
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| Prevention & Testing Control | Behavioral | 7 group sessions |
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