Clinical trials: People Who Inject Drugs
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis of HIV Infection
Study of Lenacapavir and Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (F/TDF) for Prevention of HIV in People Who Inject Drugs (HPTN 103)
The goals of this clinical study are to look at how lenacapavir (LEN) passes through the body and to assess the safety of LEN and emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in people…
- Trial name
- PURPOSE 4 (NCT06101342)
- Testing
- Lenacapavir Injection, Lenacapavir Tablet, Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF)
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
Intravenous Drug Usage
Open Trial of a Behavioral Activation Telepsychology Intervention for People Who Inject Drugs
The study has two aims: 1) To examine the feasibility and acceptability of administering a telepsychology Behavioral Activation (BA) treatment for substance use among non-treatment-seeking people who inject drugs (PWID); 2) To…
- Trial name
- NCT04943432
- Testing
- Behavioral Activation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Opioid Use Disorder, Injection Drug Use
A Pilot Study to Evaluate Skin Swabbing With Chlorhexidine to Prevent Skin And Soft Tissue Infections Among People Who Inject Drugs
The study examined chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) swabs as a skin disinfectant in combination with a single-session safer injection training to prevent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) in people who inject drugs.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, Injection Drug Use, Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs)
- Trial name
- NCT06733506
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate, Isopropyl Alcohol 70% Topical Application Solution, Skin Prep Before Injecting Recreational/Street Drugs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gabriel John Culbert
Psychiatric Disorder, Drug Use
Drug Use & Infections in ViEtnam: Mental Health Intervention for INjecting Drug Users
The main objective of this study is to show that People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) suffering initially from a major depressive disorder, a psychotic disorder and/or had a suicide risk and who received a community-based psychiatric…
- Trial name
- DRIVEMINDII (NCT05886504)
- Testing
- Community-based psychiatric intervention
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 567 people
- Sponsor
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Hepatitis C, RDT
Simplifying Hepatitis C Pathways for People Who Inject Drugs in Armenia, Georgia, and Tanzania
The goal of this non-randomised, quasi-experimental, prospective comparative trial is to trial simplified care pathways for hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs in Armenia, Georgia, and Tanzania.
- Trial name
- CUTTS HepC (NCT06159504)
- Testing
- sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL), Shortened read time of rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C virus.
- Where
- Armenia
- Volunteers
- 3,040 people
- Sponsor
- Médecins du Monde
Hepatitis C, Substance Use Disorders
Hepatitis C Treatment in PWIDs: MAT or Syringe Exchange Assisted-therapy vs Standard of Care
hepatitis C virus (HCV) has traditionally been treated in subspecialty health centers given the complexity of older pegylated interferon containing regimens, formerly the standard of care.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Substance Use Disorders, Substance Abuse, Intravenous
- Trial name
- NCT03093415
- Testing
- elbasvir-grazoprevir (50 mg/100 mg)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Chronic Hepatitis C, Intravenous Drug Usage
Enhancing Access to Care for Chronic Hepatitis C Infected Populations in Hong Kong
In the current era of highly effective direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, the remaining obstacles to elimination of chronic HCV infection are identification of the high-risk groups, linkage to continued care and prevention of…
- Trial name
- NCT03993925
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Stigma, Social, Drug Abuse Illicit
Lower Intersecting HIV-related Stigmas to Facilitate Treatment as Prevention (LIFT)
The purpose of this study is to reduce HIV transmission risk among people who inject drugs (PWID) through a multilevel intervention known as LIFT.
- Conditions
- Stigma, Social, Drug Abuse Illicit, HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
- Trial name
- LIFT (NCT07541131)
- Testing
- LIFT for People Who Use Drugs, LIFT for MMT Providers
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Hepatitis C, Drug Use
HCV Seek, Test and Rapid Treatment for Young PWID
The purpose of this randomized study is to determine whether a community-based test and treat model of hepatitis C (HCV) care delivery will be superior to the usual care practice of referral to specialist clinics for the outcomes…
- Trial name
- HCV ST&RT (NCT03627546)
- Testing
- Rapid Treatment strategy, Usual Care (facilitated referral)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, HEPATITIS C (HCV)
Trauma-informed, Resilience-based Telehealth Intervention for Improving HIV Prevention and HCV Care for Persons Who Inject Drugs in the Deep South (Pilot Testing: Aim3)
Evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of the intervention (primary outcomes) and coping skills and resilience (secondary outcomes) of the telehealth intervention over two months (8 weekly sessions) in a…
- Conditions
- HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, HEPATITIS C (HCV), Opioid Use Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06799702
- Testing
- Telehealth Behavioral Intervention for promoting HIV and HCV care and MOUD among Persons who inject drugs (PWID)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Chronic Hepatitis C
Pilot Treatment as Prevention for HCV Among Persons Who Actively Inject Drugs
This project is a randomized trial of two strategies to treat persons with genotype 1 HCV who currently inject drugs (PWIDs) with a once daily regime of ledipasvir-sofosbuvir (LDV-SOF) for 8 weeks.
- Trial name
- BYE-C (NCT02609893)
- Testing
- modified directly observed therapy (mDOT), unobserved dosing, Motivational Interviewing-based counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Phillip Coffin, MD, MIA
Hepatitis C
Randomised Study of Interferon-free Treatment for Recently Acquired Hepatitis C in PWID and People With HIV Coinfection.
The aim of the study is to determine if treatment for recently acquired hepatitis C infection (with or without HIV coinfection) can be shortened when treating with the interferon-free therapy sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL).
- Trial name
- REACT (NCT02625909)
- Testing
- SOF/VEL for 6 weeks, SOF/VEL for 12 weeks
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- Kirby Institute
HIV Infections, Stigmatization
Stigma, Risk Behaviors and Health Care Among HIV-infected Russian People Who Inject Drugs
This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) among 100 HIV-positive people with injection drug use, which aims to test the feasibility of the SCRIPT intervention and evaluate its effectiveness on the reduction of…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Stigmatization, Substance Use
- Trial name
- SCRIPT (NCT03695393)
- Testing
- ACT Therapy
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center