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Can facebook help prevent HIV in rural appalachia?

NCT ID NCT03456453

Prevention Sponsor: Michele Staton Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a proven HIV prevention education program can be delivered through Facebook to reach high-risk rural women in Appalachia. Participants are women leaving jail who have a history of drug use and risky sexual behavior. The goal is to see if social media can increase access to prevention and reduce HIV-related risks.

What this could mean

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Active substance
NIDA Standard for HIV Prevention (behavioral intervention adapted for Facebook)
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could provide a scalable way to deliver HIV prevention to underserved rural populations through social media.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on Facebook engagement, which may vary.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2019

Finished

Apr 2022

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * NM-ASSIST indicators of high-risk drug use during the 6 months before jail (including injection); * engagement in at least one sexual risk behavior in the past 3 months; * no evidence of cognitive impairment (GAIN, Dennis, 1998), * no evidence of active psychosis (currently experiencing hallucinations), * no self-reported current symptoms of physical withdrawal from a recent episode of drug use; * self-reported HIV negative status; * projected jail release date within 3 months; * active Facebook user prior to entering jail (defined as having a Facebook account that was checked at least once a week); and * reside in a rural, Appalachian county prior to incarceration. Exclusion Criteria: * Not incarcerated and screened eligible based on above mentioned criteria

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Conditions

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AIDS HIV infectious disease prevention target

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HIV/AIDS

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

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