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Adherence, PatientPCANCT03442192

A Comparative Effectiveness Demonstration Project for Linkage and Retention in PrEP Care for Men Who Have Sex With Men

A study testing PrEP Care Anywhere Services in people with Adherence, Patient, run by Johns Hopkins University at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This research is being done to learn more about the differences in engaging, recruiting, linking and adhering to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services for men who have sex with other men at risk for HIV in Baltimore City. In 2012, the U.S. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 99 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Adherence, Patient
What is being tested?
PrEP Care Anywhere Services
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
30 Jul 2018to 31 Dec 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 to 99 years
  • Men only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 18 years of age or older who are HIV-negative and meeting CDC risk criteria
  • Persons self-identifying as Black/African American, Latino or other men of color up to 20% Caucasian
  • Men who report unprotected sex with another male partner in preceding twelve months
  • Expressed interest in seeking HIV PrEP clinical services
  • Willing to participate in study-related procedures, including baseline and study visits every three months
  • Willing and able (i.e., access to internet connectivity) to participate in virtual PrEP model through EPIC, polycom platform
  • Insured with plan that is accepted by Johns Hopkins (study team will conduct monthly tracking of insurance plans accepted by the Bartlett Specialty Care Clinic)
  • Willing to receive PrEP care at Johns Hopkins

Who cannot join

  • Under 18 years of age
  • Unable to read, write or speak English
  • For medical reasons, are unable to receive TDF/FTC for PrEP (including HIV- positive persons)
  • Participating in another PrEP clinical trial or HIV vaccination study
  • Not insured with a plan that is accepted at Johns Hopkins
  • Not willing or able (i.e. access to internet connectivity) to participate in virtual PrEP model
  • Not willing to receive PrEP care at Johns Hopkins

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

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About this study

Official title: A Comparative Effectiveness Demonstration Project for Linkage and Retention in PrEP Care for Men Who Have Sex With Men (PCA)

This research is being done to learn more about the differences in engaging, recruiting, linking and adhering to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services for men who have sex with other men at risk for HIV in Baltimore City.

In 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to help prevent HIV infection. In the intervention, a virtual, PrEP Care Anywhere Telemedicine approach supported by virtual peer-navigator will be compared to standard clinic-based PrEP services with face-to-face peer navigation. The study will evaluate whether PrEP Care Anywhere, which is more patient-centered, will improve adherence and retention in PrEP care.

Read the detailed description

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the estimated lifetime risk for HIV is 1 in 2 for Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and 1 in 4 for Latino MSM. In 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to help prevent HIV infection. However, PrEP uptake and adherence among MSM of color in particular remains low. Part of the challenge of increasing PrEP uptake and adherence among MSM of color is related to a historical lack of ethnic and sexual minority engagement in health care systems, perceptions of racism and negativity, and inequities in treatment.

In order to engage, recruit, link, and retain MSM at substantial risk of HIV infection, this study proposes a randomized controlled pilot trial among 100 HIV-negative MSM of color (50 per arm) in Baltimore City to determine differences in engagement, retention and adherence to Truvada along with PrEP services. In the intervention, a virtual, PrEP Care Anywhere Telemedicine approach supported by virtual peer-navigator will be compared to standard clinic-based PrEP services with face-to-face peer navigation. The study will evaluate whether PrEP Care Anywhere, as a more client-centered approach, will improve adherence and retention.

The specific aims of the Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) pilot are:

  • To explore differences in linkage, engagement (uptake) and retention in PrEP services between traditional clinic-based PrEP services compared to the PrEP Care Anywhere (i.e., virtual) approach

Secondary Objectives

  • To describe engagement with the smartphone application, PrEP me, in the PrEP Care Anywhere arm
  • To evaluate the feasibility and scalability of the intervention package by measuring the number of peer intervention contacts (e.g., text message, email, phone, in person, mobile app chats) per participant over 12 months
  • To evaluate biological markers of adherence among a subset of HIV-negative participants and all participants who seroconvert
  • To evaluate agreement in self-reported daily adherence (app-based reporting) to standard quarterly clinic-based self-report and to correlate self-reported adherence with biomarkers of adherence including peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and plasma levels of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in a subset of participants
  • To compare longitudinal changes in sexual risk behavior, health care utilization, intimate partner violence, stigma, substance use and mental health between the two study arms over 12 months by administering questionnaires at baseline, month 1 and quarterly visits
  • To assess feasibility and acceptability of virtual self-testing for HIV and sexually transmitted infections
  • To compare the experience of and satisfaction with linkage to and engagement in ongoing HIV prevention services among participants by conducting and analyzing exit interviews
Being tested
PrEP Care Anywhere Services
Keywords
PrEP, virtual, adherence, retention
Medical subject headings
Patient Compliance

What participants receive

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

  • PrEP Care Anywhere ServicesOther

    PrEP Virtual Clinic Visits. PrEP clinical care will follow guidelines as established by the CDC for PrEP clinical evaluation and follow-up. Appointments will be set up in the same process as any practice visit and require the same clinical documentation and billing requirements, but will have a separate clinic designation for the visit type. At any time during the study, a patient can request a face-to-face visit with the provider. The provider may also request a face-to-face visit based on patient presentation and/or laboratory results.

    The typical visit options will include:

    • On demand peer interim visits- participants can text, chat (via PrEPme app) or call to access an on demand virtual support visit with a peer Case Manager (CM).
    • HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) at Home Self-Testing
Study groups in NCT03442192
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PrEP Care Anywhere ServicesOtherThe PrEP Care Anywhere intervention adapts peer PrEP case management for virtual delivery and provides clinical services through a tele-health program, delivered by the same clinic providers. After an initial face-to-face intake clinical evaluation within the clinic, will then receive the remaining PrEP clinical evaluations via telemedicine using the HIPPA compliant polycom platform. Case management interventions will be conducted virtually via the PrEPme application, telephone consultation, text, or email.
Receives: Other: PrEP Care Anywhere Services

What is being measured

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

  1. PrEP Uptake

    Primary outcome 1 will examine PrEP uptake at Month 1, among those not already taking PrEP at baseline, defined as Tenofovir (TFV) levels of 35.5 ng/mL or greater, using students T-test

    Measured: 1 month

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. PrEP Adherence

    Adherence at Month 12, defined as persistent TFV levels of 35.5 ng/mL between the arms will be evaluated by Cox Proportional Hazard models

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Feb 2018
  2. Study start30 Jul 2018
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2021
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2021

Why it stopped: COVID erupted and change in policy making all visits throughout hospital telemedicine

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
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Changed from randomization to provide PrEP Care Anywhere approach to everyone enrolled to determine differences in engagement, retention and adherence.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03442192
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB00132612
Acronym
PCA
Status last verified
Dec 2022
First submitted
16 Feb 2018
Last updated
9 Dec 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Kirby T, Thornber-Dunwell M. Uptake of PrEP for HIV slow among MSM. Lancet. 2014 Feb 1;383(9915):399-400. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60137-9. No abstract available.

    PubMed 24494225
  • Arnold EA, Rebchook GM, Kegeles SM. 'Triply cursed': racism, homophobia and HIV-related stigma are barriers to regular HIV testing, treatment adherence and disclosure among young Black gay men. Cult Health Sex. 2014 Jun;16(6):710-22. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2014.905706. Epub 2014 May 2.

    PubMed 24784224
  • Cahill S, Taylor SW, Elsesser SA, Mena L, Hickson D, Mayer KH. Stigma, medical mistrust, and perceived racism may affect PrEP awareness and uptake in black compared to white gay and bisexual men in Jackson, Mississippi and Boston, Massachusetts. AIDS Care. 2017 Nov;29(11):1351-1358. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1300633. Epub 2017 Mar 12.

    PubMed 28286983
  • Freeman R, Gwadz MV, Silverman E, Kutnick A, Leonard NR, Ritchie AS, Reed J, Martinez BY. Critical race theory as a tool for understanding poor engagement along the HIV care continuum among African American/Black and Hispanic persons living with HIV in the United States: a qualitative exploration. Int J Equity Health. 2017 Mar 24;16(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s12939-017-0549-3.

    PubMed 28340589
  • Beck C, McSweeney JC, Richards KC, Roberson PK, Tsai PF, Souder E. Challenges in tailored intervention research. Nurs Outlook. 2010 Mar-Apr;58(2):104-10. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2009.10.004.

    PubMed 20362779
  • Hendrix CW, Chen BA, Guddera V, Hoesley C, Justman J, Nakabiito C, Salata R, Soto-Torres L, Patterson K, Minnis AM, Gandham S, Gomez K, Richardson BA, Bumpus NN. MTN-001: randomized pharmacokinetic cross-over study comparing tenofovir vaginal gel and oral tablets in vaginal tissue and other compartments. PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e55013. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055013. Epub 2013 Jan 30.

    PubMed 23383037
  • DiFrancesco R, Rosenkranz SL, Taylor CR, Pande PG, Siminski SM, Jenny RW, Morse GD. Clinical pharmacology quality assurance program: models for longitudinal analysis of antiretroviral proficiency testing for international laboratories. Ther Drug Monit. 2013 Oct;35(5):631-42. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e31828f5088.

    PubMed 24052065
  • Hendrix CW, Andrade A, Bumpus NN, Kashuba AD, Marzinke MA, Moore A, Anderson PL, Bushman LR, Fuchs EJ, Wiggins I, Radebaugh C, Prince HA, Bakshi RP, Wang R, Richardson P, Shieh E, McKinstry L, Li X, Donnell D, Elharrar V, Mayer KH, Patterson KB. Dose Frequency Ranging Pharmacokinetic Study of Tenofovir-Emtricitabine After Directly Observed Dosing in Healthy Volunteers to Establish Adherence Benchmarks (HPTN 066). AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2016 Jan;32(1):32-43. doi: 10.1089/AID.2015.0182. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

    PubMed 26414912
  • Liu AY, Yang Q, Huang Y, Bacchetti P, Anderson PL, Jin C, Goggin K, Stojanovski K, Grant R, Buchbinder SP, Greenblatt RM, Gandhi M. Strong relationship between oral dose and tenofovir hair levels in a randomized trial: hair as a potential adherence measure for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). PLoS One. 2014 Jan 8;9(1):e83736. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083736. eCollection 2014.

    PubMed 24421901
  • Castro FG, Barrera M Jr, Martinez CR Jr. The cultural adaptation of prevention interventions: resolving tensions between fidelity and fit. Prev Sci. 2004 Mar;5(1):41-5. doi: 10.1023/b:prev.0000013980.12412.cd.

    PubMed 15058911
  • Montgomery MC, Oldenburg CE, Nunn AS, Mena L, Anderson P, Liegler T, Mayer KH, Patel R, Almonte A, Chan PA. Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in a Clinical Setting. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 22;11(6):e0157742. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157742. eCollection 2016.

    PubMed 27333000
  • Zheng JH, Rower C, McAllister K, Castillo-Mancilla J, Klein B, Meditz A, Guida LA, Kiser JJ, Bushman LR, Anderson PL. Application of an intracellular assay for determination of tenofovir-diphosphate and emtricitabine-triphosphate from erythrocytes using dried blood spots. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2016 Apr 15;122:16-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2016.01.038. Epub 2016 Jan 21.

    PubMed 26829517
  • Whetten K, Reif S, Swartz M, Stevens R, Ostermann J, Hanisch L, Eron JJ Jr. A brief mental health and substance abuse screener for persons with HIV. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2005 Feb;19(2):89-99. doi: 10.1089/apc.2005.19.89.

    PubMed 15716640
  • Wilson IB, Fowler FJ Jr, Cosenza CA, Michaud J, Bentkover J, Rana A, Kogelman L, Rogers WH. Cognitive and field testing of a new set of medication adherence self-report items for HIV care. AIDS Behav. 2014 Dec;18(12):2349-58. doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0610-1.

    PubMed 24077970

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing PrEP Care Anywhere Services in people with Adherence, Patient, run by Johns Hopkins University 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 8 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Dec 2022. 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?

The study was stopped early (reason given: COVID erupted and change in policy making all visits throughout hospital telemedicine). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

PrEP Uptake (time frame: 1 month). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03442192, which also lists 14 linked publications.

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 9 Dec 2022.

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