Telehealth program aims to get HIV treatment to people who inject drugs faster
NCT ID NCT05208697
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tested two ways to offer HIV treatment, hepatitis C treatment, and substance use disorder medications to people who inject drugs. One group received a telehealth-enhanced program with on-demand services like mobile blood draws and counseling, while the other group got standard care. The goal was to see if the telehealth approach helped more people get their HIV under control and cure hepatitis C.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telehealth-enhanced harm reduction program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could make it easier for people who inject drugs to get HIV under control and treat hepatitis C at the same time.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small study (100 people) and the results may not apply to everyone. The program relies on telehealth and on-site services, which may not be available everywhere.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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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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: * age 18 or older * able to speak English * enrolled in IDEA Miami or IDEA Tampa SSPs * injection drug use in past 12 months by self-report * willing and able to sign informed consent, provide locator information and medical records release * testing reactive for HIV by rapid test * HIV RNA\>200 copies/ml as determined by on-site labs or abstracted medical records (result within 3 months of randomization date) Exclusion Criteria: * testing HIV negative via rapid test * receipt of THR intervention in the past 6 months * inability to provide informed consent * planning to leave the area within 12 months * Principal or site investigator discretion * currently in prison or jail * Enrollment in Clinical Trials Network 121
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Care Resource The SPOT
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33311, United States
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University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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