Project POWER, Adapting Project SAFE: Reducing STD/HIV Risk in Women Prisoners

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Conditions studied: HIV Infections

In brief

Project POWER will test the efficacy of a multi-session HIV Prevention program, adapted from an existing program (Project SAFE), for incarcerated women in the rural South.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01111721

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

598

Starts

2009-03-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-03-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 and above
• Ability to provide verbal and written consent
• A plan to reside in North Carolina after release from prison and for the length of the study
• Sentence length of 12 months or less with less than 6 months to serve
• Anticipated sexual activity with a man
• Access to a telephone after release
• HIV negative status

You may not qualify if…

• Under age 18
• Unable to speak and read English
• Plan to live somewhere other than in North Carolina
• Sentence lengths of more than 12 months, or 12 months but with more than 6 months to serve
• Individuals who exhibit signs of acute intoxication or appear to be under the influence of drugs, or exhibit an inability to focus or understand explanations, or exhibit symptoms of acute psychosis
• No access to a telephone after release
• HIV-positive status (determined by self-report)
• Participation in the pilot phase

Where it is running

• North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women — Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
• Fountain Correctional Center for Women — Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States

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