LOTUS mHealth Intervention for HIV Prevention
This study is testing a mobile app called LOTUS to help people who use drugs engage more with HIV prevention services. The app offers tips, a community wall for support, reminders for HIV prevention, a way to ask healthcare professionals questions, and a resource database. We want to see if LOTUS is easy to use and helpful for people who use opioids and/or stimulants, are 18 or older, meet criteria for PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, a medicine to prevent HIV), and own a smartphone. The study will look at how many people use the app, how they like it, and if it helps them with HIV prevention over 6 months. The study is currently recruiting 40 women.
- Study design
- This is a single-arm study, meaning everyone receives the LOTUS intervention. It involves 40 participants and is not assigned a specific phase.
- What's involved
- Participants will use the LOTUS intervention for 6 months. Data will be collected at the start, at 3 months, and at 6 months.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 6 months, with data collected at 3 and 6 months after starting the intervention.
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An mHealth Intervention to Improve HIV Prevention Service Engagement Among People Who Use Drugs
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06068283
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, Californiastudy coordinator listed
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
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What this trial measures
- LOTUS Feasibility6 months
The feasibility of the LOTUS mHealth intervention will be measured by participant retention and via intervention use data.
- LOTUS Acceptability6 months
The acceptability of the LOTUS mHealth intervention will be measured via the System Usability Scale (SUS), with possible scores ranging from 10-50 and higher scores indicating higher acceptability.
- HIV Prevention Service Engagement6 months
The percentage of participants who report obtaining an HIV/STI test and/or initiating PrEP