Predictors of Health Service Utilizations Among Key Population in Washington DC

A Mixed Methods Study of the Association Between LAI PrEP Initiation and Adherence, and Utilization of Health and Social Support Services Among Key Populations in Washington DC

The primary objective of the proposed study is to investigate how PrEP use might result in an increase in the utilization of health and social services offered at a local community-based organization. Our primary hypothesis is that the investigators will observe higher utilization of sexual health (STI screenings), psychosocial health (psychotherapy, and substance use treatment) and other social services (emergency cash assistance, food pantry, transportation assistance, clothing,and housing resources) among PrEP users (LAI-PrEP or daily oral) compared to participants who are PrEP naïve over the 12-month follow-up period.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: HIV; Health Behavior; Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 100

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: DeMarc Hickson, PhD; Phone Number: 6786139827; Email: dhickson@uhupil.org

Study Locations

• United States
  • District of Columbia
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
      • Recruiting
      • Us Helping Us, People into Living Inc
      • Contact: DeMarc Hickson, PhD; Email: dhickson@uhupil.org

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Black sexual minority men, Latino sexual minority men, Black cisgender women, people who inject drugs, and transgender women

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• age of 18 years or above;
• confirmed HIV-negative status;
• residence in the Washington, DC metropolitan area;
• one of the following PrEP profiles (PrEP naïve [no history of any PrEP use in the past] currently on daily oral PrEP or receiving LAI-PrEP).

Exclusion Criteria:

• being younger than18 years of age
• being unable to speak and/or read English
• a reported residence outside of the defined Washington, DC metropolitan area
• being unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent
• being unable to comply with the requirements of the protocol (i.e. persons with mental health conditions, persons who are intoxicated or incoherent for other reasons)
• evidence of suspected hepatoxicity

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
The rate of service utilization (sexual health, psychosocial health & other social services) over 12 months as a function of demographic characteristics, mental health, and substance use behavior.	Over 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 25, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 3, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 13, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): September 21, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 5, 2025
• Last Verified: March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: HOPP1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No