Investigating health service use among PrEP users in Washington DC

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 observational study aims to explore how the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) influences the utilization of various health and social services among individuals in Washington DC. The primary hypothesis is that individuals currently using PrEP will show higher engagement with sexual health services, psychosocial support, and other social resources compared to those who have never used PrEP. The study will follow participants over a 12-month period to assess these differences in service utilization. By focusing on a key population, the study seeks to provide insights into the broader impacts of PrEP on health behaviors and service engagement.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* age of 18 years or above;
* confirmed HIV-negative status;
* residence in the Washington, DC metropolitan area;
* one of the following PrEP profiles (PrEP naïve \[no history of any PrEP use in the past\] currently on daily oral PrEP or receiving LAI-PrEP).

Exclusion Criteria:

* being younger than18 years of age
* being unable to speak and/or read English
* a reported residence outside of the defined Washington, DC metropolitan area
* being unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent
* being unable to comply with the requirements of the protocol (i.e. persons with mental health conditions, persons who are intoxicated or incoherent for other reasons)
* evidence of suspected hepatoxicity

Where it's running

• Us Helping Us, People into Living Inc
  Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: DeMarc Hickson, PhD
• Email: dhickson@uhupil.org
• Phone: 6786139827

Similar studies

Other studies for the same condition or treatment. Recruiting studies are listed first.

• Improving care for individuals living with HIV through focused case management

  This study is testing whether a new type of case management can help people living with or at risk for HIV improve their financial situation, access to food, and healthcare, compared to regular case management.

  Recruiting University of Chicago · Chicago, Illinois · NCT06162897

• Online support group to help young Black women reduce alcohol use and increase PrEP uptake

  This study is testing whether an online support group can help young Black women cut down on drinking and use PrEP to prevent HIV.

  Recruiting RTI International · Durham, North Carolina · NCT05753683

• Sleep Better, Live Better: a 12-week coaching program to help adults improve sleep and heart-brain health

  This trial tests a 12-week, telephone- and text-based sleep coaching program for adults 25–65 with short sleep and higher cardiometabolic risk to see if it improves sleep and related behaviors.

  Recruiting University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, Alabama · NCT07862348

• Project SHIELD 2.0: Police Education to Support Public Health in Kentucky

  Aimed at police in Kentucky, this program tests whether SHIELD training given to officers, with health workers helping deliver it, can reduce drug-related arrests and steer people who use drugs toward MOUD and other health services.

  Recruiting Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Lexington, Kentucky · NCT07804121

• New ways to diagnose lymphoma and multicentric Castleman disease in people living with HIV

  This study tests a quick, point-of-care nucleic acid test to help diagnose lymphoma and multicentric Castleman disease in people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.

  Recruiting Indiana University · Lilongwe · NCT07793006

• Bridge to Belonging: A Peer‑Led Program to Reduce Loneliness and Depression in older gay and bisexual men with HIV

  This program tests a peer-delivered, manualized approach to help men aged 50+ with HIV connect to LGBTQ+-affirming elder services to see if it reduces loneliness and depressive symptoms.

  Recruiting Fenway Community Health · Boston, Massachusetts · NCT07762066

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.