Status:
COMPLETED
Retention in PrEP Care for African American MSM in Mississippi
Lead Sponsor:
Brown University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Mississippi Medical Center
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Preventive Medicine
HIV Infections
Eligibility:
MALE
18-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Innovative and novel HIV prevention interventions are urgently needed for African American (AA) young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in the South, and in Mississippi in particular. HIV pre-exposure ...
Detailed Description
Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic in the United States (US), and the number of new HIV diagnoses among MSM is increasing every year. Despite HIV incide...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18-35 years of age
- assigned male sex at birth
- African American race
- report having sex with another person assigned male at birth who identifies as a man within the last year
- report behavioral risk for HIV infection (consistent with the CDC guidelines for prescribing PrEP: unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) with at least one HIV-infected or unknown serostatus partner in the preceding 6 months)
- HIV-uninfected by antibody test
- able to understand and speak English (for consenting and counseling).
Exclusion
- unable to provide informed consent, including people with severe mental illness requiring immediate treatment or with mental illness limiting their ability to participate
- for aims 2 and 3 only, participants who are positive for Hepatitis B antigen or diagnosed with renal insufficiency (Glomerular Filtration Rate\<50)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 7 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03256435
Start Date
September 7 2016
End Date
May 31 2021
Last Update
December 2 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Open Arms Clinic
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216