What drives HIV prevention choices for women who inject drugs?
NCT ID NCT05799339
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at how women who inject drugs view a long-acting injectable HIV prevention medication called CAB-LA. Researchers interviewed 144 women to understand what influences their decisions to use this option versus daily pills. The goal is to learn how to better support this group in preventing HIV.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cabotegravir (CAB-LA) long-acting injectable PrEP
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help design better HIV prevention programs tailored for women who inject drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on gathering opinions and early engagement data, not testing effectiveness. Results may not apply to all populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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144 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Women who inject drugs
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * HIV-negative cisgender female * age ≥ 18 years * speaks/reads English * reporting past 6 months day non-prescription injection drug use * enrolled in the TIARAS trial (NCT05192434) Exclusion Criteria: • Unable to provide informed consent
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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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Prevention Point Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19143, United States
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