Come As You Are - Assessing the Efficacy of a Nurse Case Management HIV Prevention and Care Intervention Among Homeless Youth
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to to determine the efficacy of the Nurse Case Management HIV (NCM4HIV) intervention on HIV prevention compared to usual care among Youth Experiencing Homelessness (YEH).
Condition
- Behavior, Risk
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 16 Years and 25 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- youth engaged in high-risk sexual activity or intravenous drug use - speak English - homeless - not planning to move out of the metro area during the study
Exclusion Criteria
- youth with very low literacy - severe acute mental symptoms
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental NCM4HIV |
Participant will receive NCM4HIV intervention which includes Personalized HIV prevention education, behavior goal-setting,behavioral self-monitoring,Pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) eligibility screening,PrEP/non occupational post exposure prophylaxis(nPEP)services (labs, medication), healthcare planning/coordination, Motivational Interviewing (MI) counseling approach, assisting with cognitive appraisals (clarifying misconceptions),promoting health seeking and coping behaviors that incorporate the situational, personal, social, and resource needs affecting health |
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Placebo Comparator Usual care |
Participants will receive the usual care which includes Housing, food, and clothing needs,health assessment, basic healthcare, limited anticipatory guidance, mental health counseling,substance use treatment referrals,PrEP/nPEP referrals |
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Recruiting Locations
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Houston, Texas 77030
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston