Can rewards and support keep drug users HIV-Free?
NCT ID NCT04738825
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests a 24-week program called CoMPASS that uses rewards (contingency management) and extra support to help people who inject drugs take PrEP consistently for HIV prevention. About 526 participants with opioid use disorder will be enrolled. Those who don't stick with PrEP after 12 weeks get stepped up to more intensive adherence support. The goal is to see if this approach improves PrEP use and reduces HIV risk behaviors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Contingency management with stepped care to PrEP adherence and support services (CoMPASS)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an effective way to help people who inject drugs stay on PrEP and lower their HIV risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention study, not a drug trial, so results may vary by individual. The program is complex and may be hard to scale in real-world settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 526 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Aims 1 and 2: 1. Receive or willing to receive care at one of the participating study sites 2. Have a recent negative HIV test with no concern for acute HIV 3. Report injection drug use in their lifetime 4. Meet PrEP eligibility criteria by either a) sharing of injection or drug preparation equipment; b) sexual risk behaviors (i.e. condomless sex or STI) in the past 6 months 5. Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 5th edition (DSM5) criteria for opioid use disorder 6. Have a phone or use of a household member's phone 7. Provide written informed consent Aim 3: 1. Currently employed at one of the participating study sites 2. Willing to complete a web-based survey Exclusion criteria: Aims 1 and 2: 1. Currently prescribed PrEP 2. Self-report or urine test confirming pregnancy, breastfeeding, or trying to conceive 3. Any plans that would preclude study completion (surgery, major medical treatment or conditions, incarceration, travel out of state or country.) 4. Inability to provide at least one collateral contact for a friend or family member. 5. Non-English speaking (for sites without Spanish-speaking staff) 6. Have kidney disease (a contraindication to PrEP) Aim 3: 1\. Non-English speaking
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Apex Community Care. Inc.
Danbury, Connecticut, 06810, United States
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Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance (GHHRC and SWAN)
New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
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Liberations Program, Inc
Bridgeport, Connecticut, 06604, United States
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Recovery Network of Programs, Inc
Bridgeport, Connecticut, 06484, United States
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Stanley Street Treatment and Resource Center
Fall River, Massachusetts, 02720, United States
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The APT Foundation (Legion and Long Wharf)
New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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