Optimizing PrEP Uptake & Adherence Among Male Sex Workers (MSW) Using a 2-stage Randomization Design
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Prevention
In brief
"PrEPare for Work" is a two-stage randomized controlled pilot trial which utilizes a behavioral intervention to optimize the uptake and adherence of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Male Sex Workers (MSW).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03086057
- Run by
- Brown University
- People needed
- 111
- Starts
- 2017-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-12-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-03-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 years of age or older
- Biological male at birth and current male gender identity
- Exchanged sex for money or drugs with another man in the past 3 months
- Report behavioral risk for HIV infection, consistent with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for prescribing PrEP: condomless anal intercourse with at least one HIV-infected or unknown serostatus partner in the past three months
- HIV uninfected by antibody test* Stage 2
- Able to understand and speak English (for consent and counseling)
- Mental competency to provide voluntary informed consent
- Lives in the New England area
- Willing to initiate PrEP
You may not qualify if…
- Unable to provide informed consent, including as a result of severe mental illness requiring immediate treatment or mental illness limiting the ability to participate
- HIV Positive at baseline
- Infected with Hepatitis B or diagnosed with renal insufficiency (glomerular filtration rate < 50) *Stage 2
- History of or current medical conditions that would preclude taking Truvada for PrEP *Stage 2
- Currently taking Truvada for PrEP
Where it is running
- The Miriam Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Brown University School of Public Health — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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