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Tele-Harm Reduction

Tele-Harm Reduction

Non Recruiting
18 years and older
All
Phase N/A

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Overview

The purpose of this study is to test 2 different methods for offering medications that treat HIV, cure Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) (if applicable) and treat substance use disorder (if desired) to people who inject drugs.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 18 or older
  • able to speak English
  • enrolled in IDEA Miami or IDEA Tampa SSPs
  • injection drug use in past 12 months by self-report
  • willing and able to sign informed consent, provide locator information and medical records release
  • testing reactive for HIV by rapid test
  • HIV RNA>200 copies/ml as determined by on-site labs or abstracted medical records (result within 3 months of randomization date)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • testing HIV negative via rapid test
  • receipt of THR intervention in the past 6 months
  • inability to provide informed consent
  • planning to leave the area within 12 months
  • Principal or site investigator discretion
  • currently in prison or jail
  • Enrollment in Clinical Trials Network 121

Study details
    IV Drug Usage
    HIV Infections
    Hepatitis C

NCT05208697

University of Miami

20 August 2025

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