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

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Open Arms Clinic

Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216