PrEP Intervention in Prince George's County, Maryland

Part of paid clinical trials in Fairfax, Virginia.

Sponsor
George Mason University
Study ID
NCT06141408
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Hiv
  • Mental Health Issue
  • Support, Family

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
MALE
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • MPowerment PrEP Promotion Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    In-person events will focus on five specific goals: Fostering a sense of community acceptance and social connection, promoting self-acceptance of sexual identity, teaching skills for navigating healthcare, reducing PrEP stigma, and providing education on HIV risk. In accordance with the MPowerment model, In collaboration with the PI, the core group and volunteers would lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of all intervention events. Both peer leaders and the primary investigator will collaborate to develop specific events ("M-Groups"), guided by the findings in both the quantitative and qualitative studies. M-Groups will be held once every month. Events will be 2 hour activities focused on the aforementioned goals.

Study Details

The goal of the proposed research is to design a peer-based community intervention focused on addressing HIV stigma, and peer support to increase PrEP initiation in Prince George's County, MD. Participants will attend intervention events focused on stigma reduction and building community. Researchers will compare intervention and control group participants to see if there in a difference in PrEP initiation and adherence.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 31, 2022
Status verified
Sep 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: MPowerment PrEP Promotion Intervention
    This is the arm engaging in the stigma-reduction and support-increasing activities aimed to increase PrEP use.
  • No Intervention: Standard of Care
    This is the arm not engaging in the stigma-reduction and support-increasing activities. This arm will receive standard referreals to PrEP knowledge resources and providers.

Primary Outcome Measure

Number of participants with a PreP prescription within one month of intervention completion. [ Time Frame: Within 1 month of intervention completion. ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
George Mason UniversityFairfaxVirginia22030
Rodman Turpin
[email protected]
2024651249

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