Better PrEP access and support for Black cisgender women
RFA-PS-23-001 - Project PrOVIDE: PrEP Optimization Via Implementation, Dissemination, and Evaluation
This project will try ways to help Black cisgender women learn about, start, and keep using PrEP to prevent HIV.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Chicago, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11140949 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, clinics in six U.S. counties will roll out combined supports like routine PrEP education, standardized provider training, electronic medical record prompts, PrEP navigation, clinical champions, and mobile health tools. The team will adapt which strategies are used in each clinic through local planning and then track who hears about PrEP, who starts it, and who stays on it. Researchers will use implementation science methods to measure how well the approaches work and which supports patients find most useful. The work builds on earlier interviews and surveys that identified specific barriers for Black cisgender women and aims to make clinic care easier to use.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Black cisgender women at risk for HIV who receive care or live in the participating clinics or counties are the ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People who live outside the participating counties, are not at risk for HIV, or are already stably on PrEP may not receive direct benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could increase PrEP knowledge, starts, and long-term use among Black cisgender women and help reduce new HIV infections.
How similar studies have performed: Similar implementation approaches have improved PrEP uptake among men who have sex with men and transgender women, but they are less tested for Black cisgender women.
Where this research is happening
Chicago, United States
- Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Chicago, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Johnson, Amy Kristen — Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- Study coordinator: Johnson, Amy Kristen
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.