New program uses peer navigators and digital tools to connect justice-involved youth to HIV and substance use care
NCT ID NCT07599722
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests Project LYNX, a program that helps young adults (ages 18-29) who have recently been involved with the criminal legal system find and connect to substance use treatment and HIV-prevention services. The program pairs each participant with a trained peer navigator and provides easy-to-use digital tools to guide them to the right care. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and effective in getting young people the services they need.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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 to 29 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Self-report recent criminal legal involvement (past year); * Self-identify as HIV-negative * Endorse behaviors in the past 6 months indicating consideration of PrEP per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) risk indices * Meet the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance use (TAPS) Tools' criteria for identifying the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) substance use disorder * Are conversant in English. Exclusion Criteria: * Being on PrEP * Cognitive delays that would interfere with consent or participation * Inability to provide contact information for \>2 locator individuals
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15206, United States
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