Reducing Health Problems Associated With Injection Drug Use

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Intravenous Drug Abuse, HIV Infections

In brief

The purpose of this study is to develop and test an intervention to reduce bacterial and viral infections among injection drug users.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01128920

Run by

University of Northern Colorado

People needed

87

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-01-04

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• injection of heroin on at least three different days in the last week
• injection of heroin for at least three months
• visible track marks/puncture wounds from needles
• positive urine screen for heroin

You may not qualify if…

• currently exhibiting active psychotic symptoms
• cannot complete study assessments or the intervention
• cannot provide informed consent
• unable to provide names and contact information for at least two verifiable locator persons who will know where to find client
• plans to relocate from area or be jail over next six months
• have been in a Project Safe study in the last year
• report being pregnant or attempting to become pregnant

Where it is running

• Project Safe, University of Colorado — Denver, Colorado, United States

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