New study aims to boost HIV prevention in underserved rural communities
NCT ID NCT06666309
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests different support strategies to help people who inject drugs in rural areas start and continue taking PrEP, a daily pill that prevents HIV. About 424 participants from three syringe service programs will be randomly assigned to receive either peer-led counseling or standard education plus text reminders. The goal is to see which approach works best for getting people on PrEP and keeping them on it over six months.
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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 424 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * self-report of at least one occasion of injection drug use in the past month * use of the SSP in the past 30 days * expressed willingness to participate in a multi-session intervention and follow-up * having an indication for PrEP in the past 6 months based on CDC guidelines Exclusion Criteria: * being HIV positive * current PrEP care * self-reported severe renal impairment and/or chronic HBV infection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clay County Health Department
Manchester, Kentucky, 40962, United States
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Knox County Health Department
Barbourville, Kentucky, 40906, United States
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Madison County Health Department
Richmond, Kentucky, 40475, United States
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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