Project EMPOWERING: Evidence-based PrEP for Justice-Involved Women and Their Risk Networks

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: HIV Infections

In brief

This study has two components. The first component is designed to assess and compare the awareness, attitudes and clinical eligibility of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in criminal justice (CJ) involved women. The second component is designed to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of strategically delivering PrEP to CJ involved women and their risk network members.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03293290

Run by

Yale University

People needed

105

Starts

2017-12-11

Expected to finish

2020-05-15

Last updated by the study team

2021-07-28

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Index participants reside in, or planning to reside in New Haven or Hartford, Connecticut,.
• Criminal justice-involved (anticipate release or have been released from prison or jail within 6 months, and/or are under or anticipating transfer to correctional community supervision (i.e. probation or parole)).
• Self-reported HIV negative.
• Eligible and enrolled women will then recruit risk network members through respondent driven sampling, using vouchers.
• Risk network members must:
• have a unique and valid referral coupon (from Index participant).
• Reside or planning to reside in New Haven or Hartford, Connecticut.
• Self-reported HIV negative
• 18 years of age or older

You may not qualify if…

• They are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
• Are threatening to staff.

Where it is running

• Yale Clinical and Community Research, 270 Congress Ave — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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