Project WERK (Wellness Encouragement Respect Kinship)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: HIV Prevention
In brief
The Project WERK intervention is a brief, theory based and culturally sensitive intervention designed to capitalize on organic yet underutilized social support networks in the lives of young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM). The intervention has been developed with input from clients and their support network members, case managers, social workers, primary care providers. The goal of the intervention is to improve retention in PrEP care for young Black MSM.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03148171
- Run by
- University of Chicago
- People needed
- 290
- Starts
- 2017-10-09
- Expected to finish
- 2020-06-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-05-10
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Index subjects:
- Self-identify as African American/Black;
- Assigned male sex at birth;
- Any same gender anal or oral sex in the past 2 years;
- English speaking;
- Have at least one support contact in their network;
- Own a cell phone not shared with other persons;
- Between the ages of 18-35 years old; and
- Have had fewer than 3 PrEP clinical visits in the past 12 months.
- Support Contact:
- Index participant has agreed to including the support contact
- Willing to attend face to face and telephone mini-booster sessions;
- 18 years of age or older;
- English speaking; and
- Owns a cell phone that is not shared with other persons.
You may not qualify if…
- Index Subject:
- Unable to provide informed consent;
- Plan to move out of the area within the next 12 months;
- Are not willing to attend intervention sessions; or
- Not willing to return for assessments.
- For index participants without a support contact, we will refer them to an appropriate support group for PrEP.
- Support Contact:
- Romantic partner of index participant;
- Unable to provide informed consent;
- Plan to move out of the area within the next 12 months;
- Are not willing to attend intervention sessions; or
- Not willing to return for assessments.
Where it is running
- Chicago Center for HIV Elimination — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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