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Can a smartphone app and peer mentors boost HIV prevention for people leaving jail?

NCT ID NCT07433985

Recruiting now Prevention Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a program called Mobile Enhanced Prevention Support (MEPS) for people recently released from jail or prison who have substance use disorders. The program pairs participants with a peer mentor, offers cash incentives for using health services, and provides a smartphone app to track goals. Researchers want to see if this approach increases HIV testing, PrEP use, and substance use treatment compared to usual care.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Mobile Enhanced Prevention Support (MEPS) - a behavioral program with peer mentoring, cash incentives, and a smartphone app
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a proven way to help people leaving jail or prison get HIV prevention, testing, and substance use treatment.
What could go wrong
This is an early implementation study, not a large-scale efficacy trial. The results may not apply to all settings or populations.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hepatitis C virus infection sexually transmitted disease substance-related disorder HIV infectious disease prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) HIV PREVENTION INCARCERATION PREEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STI) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD)

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CAL-PEP

    RECRUITING

    Oakland, California, 94608, United States

  • Kindful Restoration

    RECRUITING

    Riverside, California, 92504, United States

  • Starting Over, Inc

    RECRUITING

    Riverside, California, 92506, United States

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