mHealth Systems Navigation- Breaking Systems Barriers for Trans Women Living With HIV

Last updated: March 9, 2022
Sponsor: Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Opioid Use Disorder

Stimulant Use Disorder

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT05196009
21-34978
  • Ages > 18
  • Female
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The proposed study will test a mHealth peer navigation intervention for trans women living with HIV in a trans public health clinics to increase initiation and engagement in mental health and substance use services. The peer will navigate and provide support in-person and via mobile phone with HIPAA-compliant text messaging. Ecological momentary assessments will be conducted to enhance self-monitoring of mental health stress and coping-related substance use.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Intervention study:
  1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  2. Declaration of willingness to comply with all study procedures and availabilityduring the study
  3. Age 18 years old or older
  4. Male sex designated at birth
  5. Identify as trans woman, woman or another gender identity not associated withbeing a man
  6. Desire to join the mSN intervention
  7. Access to a cell phone compatible with social networks (smartphone) toparticipate in a technology-based intervention or willing to use a study providedcell phone
  8. Speaks English or Spanish
  9. Living in San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Attend a clinic within the San Francisco Department of Public Health Potential participants living with HIV must meet the following criteria:
  11. Documented diagnosis of HIV infection
  12. Have missed one recent HIV care appointment or have a detectable viral load
  13. Have not initiated or are regularly engaged in mental health and/or substance useservices
  14. Screen positive for having an alcohol disorder OR drug misuse OR screen positive forpsychological distress.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participation in another intervention study to promote HIV care in the last year orparticipation in another study that prevents concomitant inclusion (co-enrollment)
  2. Any health condition that, in the investigator's opinion, makes it impossible toparticipate in the study or impairs the potential participant

Study Design

Total Participants: 40
Study Start date:
February 15, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2023

Study Description

Trans women carry the largest population burden of HIV in San Francisco and have low utilization of mental health and substance use services. The investigators' goal is to use lessons learned in a prior previously-funded Special Projects of National Significance to conduct a pilot peer delivered mHealth support and navigation intervention for trans women living with HIV. The investigators will work with partners in San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) clinics. The SFDPH is a HRSA-funded entity with trans-specific clinics and a host of in-house referrals to trans-competent mental health and substance use services. Despite availability of trans-specific services, considerable systems barriers exist. Trans clinics have limited clinic hours, and providers have large patient loads wherein medical gender affirmation and HIV care needs must be attended to in short visits. Visit and clinic time and large patient volume leaves providers with little time to ensure continuity in mental health and substance use referrals. To overcome these issues, a peer navigator will deliver mobile and in-person support and navigation to increase substance use and mental health service initiation and engagement among trans women living with HIV in trans health clinics. The research team has already conducted formative research with community members, key stakeholders and providers in San Francisco to help shape and refine the intervention model during the implementation phase of the research.In the implementation phase, the research team will pilot the mSN intervention to improve initiation and engagement in mental health and substance use (MHSU) services.

Connect with a study center

  • San Francisco Department of Public Health

    San Francisco, California 94102
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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