Can peer navigators overcome medical mistrust and curb HIV in latino men?
NCT ID NCT06132672
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to reduce medical mistrust and improve HIV prevention among Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men in Mecklenburg County, NC. Researchers will train peer navigators to support their social networks for 12 months, then measure changes in mistrust, HIV testing, and PrEP use. The trial involves 144 participants and compares an immediate training group to a delayed group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peer navigator training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that peer-led programs reduce medical mistrust and increase HIV testing and PrEP use in a vulnerable community.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage behavioral study in one county, so results may not apply elsewhere. Mistrust is complex and may not change easily.
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Study facts
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- 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 144 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * reside in Mecklenburg County, NC * identify as Hispanic/Latino * be ≥18 years of age * speak English and Spanish * report identifying as male and having had sex with at least 1 man in the past 6 months * provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * less than 18 years of age * female
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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