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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome VirusWISHNCT01840722

Brief Intervention for Rural Women at High Risk for HIV/HCV

A study testing MI-based HIV Risk Reduction in people with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Virus and Hepatitis C, run by Michele Staton at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The overall aim of this study is to reduce risk behaviors and increase health and behavioral health service utilization among disadvantaged, drug-using rural women at high risk for HIV and HCV. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
MI-based HIV Risk Reduction
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
400 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2012to May 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • ASSIST score of 4+
  • engagement in at least one sex risk behavior in the past 3 months
  • willingness to participate in brief intervention sessions
  • no evidence of cognitive impairment
  • no evidence of active psychosis (currently experiencing hallucinations)
  • no self-reported current symptoms of physical withdrawal from a recent episode of drug use
  • incarceration period of 1 week - 3 months in order to complete intervention sessions

Who cannot join

  • ASSIST score of <4
  • no engagement in at least one sex risk behavior in the past 3 months
  • not willing to participate in brief intervention sessions
  • evidence of cognitive impairment
  • evidence of active psychosis (currently experiencing hallucinations)
  • self-reported current symptoms of physical withdrawal from a recent episode of drug use
  • incarceration period of less than 1 week or greater than 3 months in order to complete intervention sessions

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Rural Appalachian Research Center

    Hazard, Kentucky, 41071

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About this study

The overall aim of this study is to reduce risk behaviors and increase health and behavioral health service utilization among disadvantaged, drug-using rural women at high risk for HIV and HCV. This project has potential to make a significant contribution to science by providing knowledge about the health, risk behaviors, and service utilization of a vulnerable and understudied group of women during a time of emerging and significant public health risk in a rural Appalachian setting. Successful completion of the aims of this project will advance the delivery of a low-cost, potentially high impact intervention with implications for a number of other real world settings (such as criminal justice venues) where other disadvantaged high-risk drug users can be identified and targeted for intervention.

Read the detailed description

Specific Aim 1: Compare the effectiveness of an evidence-based HIV risk reduction intervention (MI-HIV) to HIV Education (NIDA Standard) in reducing sex risk behaviors, injection practices, and drug use among a culturally unique sample of disadvantaged, drug-using rural women at high-risk for HIV and HCV. This aim will be accomplished through the random selection of high-risk rural women drug users from rural jails, screening and assessment for high-risk behavior, and random assignment to the HIV-Ed or MI-HIV intervention conditions. Follow-up interviews at 3, 6, and 12 months in the community post-release will examine changes in high-risk behavior. It is expected that MI-HIV participants will report significantly greater reductions in risky injection drug use practices, other drug use, and sex risk behaviors than women who participate in the HIV-Ed condition.

Specific Aim 2: Examine MI-HIV Intervention engagement as a predictor of community health and behavioral health service utilization (including drug treatment and mental health) at follow-up among disadvantaged, drug-using rural women at high risk for HIV and HCV. This aim will focus on community service utilization during the follow-up period by the intervention and education comparison group, and how health and behavioral health service utilization relates to patterns of HIV/HCV risk behavior. It is expected that MI-HIV participants will utilize more services due to increased motivation for treatment and treatment planning following the brief intervention.

Being tested
MI-based HIV Risk Reduction
Keywords
HIV, HCV, Substance abuse, women
Medical subject headings
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Hepatitis C, Substance-Related Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • MI-based HIV Risk ReductionOther

    Also called Motivational Interviewing for HIV Risk Reduction, Portland Women's Health Program

    As the only MI-based intervention identified by the CDC as a best-practice model, the MI-HIV intervention has been shown to demonstrate positive outcomes for criminal justice-involved women randomly assigned to the intervention group for risky sexual activity and drug use with sustained behaviors through 9 months.

Study groups in NCT01840722
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
NIDA Standard HIV EducationNo interventionNIDA Standard HIV Education Participants in this condition will be given HIV education using NIDA standard pre and post-test counseling, HIV and HCV rapid testing, and an information packet on existing community drug abuse and HIV/HCV resources
MI-based HIV Risk ReductionExperimentalMI-based HIV Risk Reduction -- In addition to what is received in the HIV-Ed group, participants in this condition will also receive a CDC evidence-based brief intervention for high-risk women focused on an individualized plan for enhancing motivation to reduce risk behaviors and to use health and behavioral health services in the community.
Receives: Other: MI-based HIV Risk Reduction

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants Having Unprotected Casual Sex

    Had unprotected sex with a casual partner or when trading sex for money, drugs, etc in the past 6 months

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Number of Participants Exchanging Sex

    Sex with a Partner in Exchange for Money, Drugs, Food, Shelter, Transportation, etc. in the past 6 months

    Measured: 6 months

  2. Number of Participants Recently Receiving Physical or Behavioral Health Treatment

    Is currently being treated for a physical or mental health problem OR has been in a substance use treatment program in the last 6 months

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Apr 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2012
  3. Primary completionMay 2019
  4. Study completionMay 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
400 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01840722
Sponsor's protocol ID
5R01DA033866-02
Other IDs
5R01DA033866-02
Acronym
WISH
Status last verified
Aug 2019
First submitted
19 Apr 2013
Last updated
8 Oct 2019
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No: N/A, individual participant data will not be made available.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing MI-based HIV Risk Reduction in people with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Virus and Hepatitis C, run by Michele Staton at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Oct 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 8 Oct 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants Having Unprotected Casual Sex (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Oct 2019.

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