Beauty salons join fight against HIV: new online program aims to boost PrEP use among black women
NCT ID NCT06638892
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an online program called UPDOs Protective Styles to help Black women in the southeastern US learn about and start using PrEP, a medicine that prevents HIV. Researchers will recruit 1000 participants from 32 beauty salons in areas with high HIV rates. One group will use the program, which includes videos, blogs, and telehealth access, while the other group gets standard HIV prevention materials. The study will track how many people start and continue using PrEP over a year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (online program with videos, blogs, and telehealth access)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a community-based way to increase PrEP use and reduce HIV rates among Black women in the southeastern US.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results depend on participation and follow-up. It may not work in other regions 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 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
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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Female participants only
- 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: * Black * cisgender female * Ages 18+ Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age * Does not identify as Black * Not a cisgender female
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University School of Nursing
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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