Status:

COMPLETED

Study to Reduce Intravenous Exposures (STRIVE)

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Hepatitis C

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-35 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a six-session, small group behavioral intervention based on "peer-volunteer activism" is effective in (1) decreasing distributive sharing of syringes ...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a peer-volunteer intervention to reduce high-risk transmission behaviors among hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected young adult injection drug use...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HCV antibody positive
  • age between 18 and 35 years old;
  • reported injection drug use in the past 6 months
  • willing to provide a blood sample for liver function testing

Exclusion

  • HIV antibody positive
  • planned on moving from city within the next 12 months;
  • unable to comprehend English well enough to complete English-only assessments and group sessions

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

February 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

750 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00391482

Start Date

June 1 2002

End Date

February 1 2005

Last Update

January 11 2017

Active Locations (3)

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1

Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

2

New York Academy of Medicine, Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies

New York, New York, United States, 10029

3

Public Health Seattle & King County

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104