New approach aims to boost HIV prevention in LGBTQ+ individuals struggling with addiction
NCT ID NCT05934877
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program to help HIV-negative transgender women and men who have sex with men who also have a substance use disorder stick with PrEP, a daily pill or shot that prevents HIV. Participants received counseling and text support, with extra help for those who struggled. The goal was to see if this stepped-care approach improves PrEP use and is cost-effective.
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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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152 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Mar 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male 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: * self-identified transgender woman or MSM * ≥18 years old * verified HIV negative * identified as high risk for HIV based on the Los Angeles County criteria * SUD (injection and non-injection; excluding cannabis (CUD) only For those who have already initiated PrEP there is an additional eligibility criterion: * non-protective prophylaxis defined as missed ≥4 doses of PrEP/week during any week in the previous 30 days * no PrEP care visits in the past 3 months * willing to provide informed consent; and * willing to comply with study requirements. Should a participant be identified as having kidney or liver dysfunction sufficient to contraindicate PrEP use (creatinine clearance \<60 mL/min), that individual will be withdrawn from study participation but may re-screen for eligibility once adequate renal and/or liver function has been established and medically documented (≥60 mL/min). Exclusion Criteria: * does not identify as a trans woman or male who has sex with men * under 18 years of age * HIV positive status * not identified as high risk for HIV based on the Los Angeles County criteria * no verified SUD or only CUD * if already initiated PrEP: PrEP adherent and PrEP care visits in the past 3 months * unwilling to provide informed consent * unwilling to comply with study requirements;
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Friends Community Center
Los Angeles, California, 90038, United States
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