Can telehealth at syringe exchanges boost HIV prevention for drug users?
NCT ID NCT07433712
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a program called Project REACH, which offers telehealth services at syringe service programs (places where people can get clean needles). The goal is to see if this makes it easier for people who use drugs to get HIV prevention (like PrEP) and addiction treatment. About 121 participants will be enrolled and followed for 6 months to see if the program is practical and helpful.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telehealth intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that offering telehealth at syringe service programs helps more people access HIV prevention and addiction treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (121 people) focused on feasibility, not proof of effectiveness. Results may not apply to other settings or populations.
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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 121 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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 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.
People Who Use Drugs Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * able to speak and understand English * have used an illicit substance at least once in the past year * have lived in the study area (in or near their city of their recruitment) for at least 6 months * have active health insurance by the start of the Project REACH trial date People Who Use Drugs Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent Stakeholder Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * able to speak and understand English * currently employed or volunteering with the PCC or an SSP enrollment site for at least one year at the time of the interview OR hired as a study navigator at one of the four enrollment sites Stakeholder Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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