New study combines trauma therapy with HIV prevention for transgender community
NCT ID NCT06724965
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study will test a program that combines a trauma-focused therapy (STAIR) with peer-led HIV prevention (PrEP) support for transgender and nonbinary people who have experienced violence. The goal is to see if this combined approach is acceptable, feasible, and helps improve mental health and PrEP use. The study will involve 90 participants in Los Angeles.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) therapy plus peer-led PrEP navigation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, culturally tailored way to improve mental health and HIV prevention for transgender and nonbinary people who have experienced trauma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early pilot study (90 people) testing feasibility and preliminary effectiveness. Results may not apply to all TGD populations, and the therapy may not improve PrEP uptake or adherence as hoped.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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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: * identify as transgender or nonbinary (non-cisgender) * be age 18 or older * confirmed HIV-negative status * eligible for PrEP based on CDC guidelines * indication of clinically significant PTSD or depressive symptoms * ability to speak and read in English and/or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * under 18 years old * cognitively impaired to the extent that it limits ability to consent * currently in a relationship or home where violence is occurring
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Los Angeles LGBT Center
Los Angeles, California, 90028, United States
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