Giving people a choice in HIV care may boost treatment uptake after jail
NCT ID NCT06439329
First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026
Summary
This study tests two approaches to help people recently involved with the justice system start HIV prevention or treatment and substance use care. One group gets standard patient navigation; the other can choose from a menu of services including in-person clinics, a mobile health unit, or telehealth. Researchers will measure how many people begin PrEP, ART, or substance use treatment, and whether offering choices improves engagement.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Patient navigation with a choice of community-based health services (brick-and-mortar, mobile health unit, or telehealth)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that offering a choice of how to receive care helps more people with justice involvement start and stay on HIV prevention or treatment and substance use treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It measures attitudes and service use, not health outcomes like HIV transmission or viral suppression.
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Conditions
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135 College St., Suite 280
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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