Financial and counseling support for transgender women to improve health services access

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study aims to explore how financial stabilization and tailored counseling can enhance the likelihood of transgender women accessing substance use services and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) if they are HIV-negative. It addresses the critical gap in understanding the relationship between substance use disorders and adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) among transgender women. By focusing on this vulnerable population, the study seeks to improve engagement in HIV prevention initiatives and treatment adherence, ultimately contributing to better health outcomes.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged ≥18 years
* Male at birth
* Identify as a woman/transgender woman
* Should not be consistently using PrEP (less than four doses per week)
* Should not have any known allergy or adverse reaction to PrEP or the active drug tenofovir in ART. One of the goals of the study is to move more people into a PrEP program
* Be able to speak and understand spoken English and/or Spanish (including persons who cannot read or write)
* Have a smart phone that can take pictures

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unwilling to adhere to study procedures
* Participation in an HIV vaccine trial
* Have a life-threatening SUD\*
* Any condition, that in the opinion of the study staff, would make participation in the study unsafe, or interfere with achieving the study objective such as medical conditions which prevents the use of PrEP
* Unable to provide consent

Where it's running

• University of Central Florida
  Orlando, Florida, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Elena Cyrus, PhD — University of Central Florida
• Study coordinator: Elena Cyrus, PhD
• Email: elena.cyrus@ucf.edu
• Phone: 4072661507

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.