Innovative Strategies to Promote Biomedical HIV Prevention Uptake and Retention Among High-risk Adults at Drinking Venues in Kenya and Uganda
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study will evaluate the effect of a brief alcohol counseling intervention on PrEP and PEP adherence among adults with heavy alcohol use at high risk for HIV, while gaining insights into the facilitators, barriers, and cost-effectiveness of this approach.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• Adult (≥18 years)
• HIV-uninfected (by rapid HIV antibody test)
• AUDIT-C score of \>=4 for men and \>=3 for women
• Attending a clinical visit for initiation of biomedical HIV prevention with oral or injectable PrEP or oral PEP (or the dapivirine vaginal ring, if available)
• Has access to a mobile phone
Locations
Other Locations
Kenya
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
RECRUITING
Mbita
Uganda
Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)
RECRUITING
Mbarara
Contact Information
Primary
Kara Marson, MPH
kara.marson@ucsf.edu
650-346-5774
Backup
Gabriel Chamie, MD, MPH
gabriel.chamie@ucsf.edu
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-05-17
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-06
Participants
Target number of participants: 400
Treatments
Active_comparator: Standard of Care (Control)
Standard of care; alcohol counseling per Ministry of Health (MoH) guidelines
Experimental: Healthy Living Intervention
Healthy Living Intervention in-person alcohol counseling with booster phone calls
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of California, San Francisco
Collaborators: Makerere University, University of California, Berkeley, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Kenya Medical Research Institute, Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Uganda