Using PrEP, Doing It for Ourselves (UPDOs) for HIV Prevention

This study, "Using PrEP, Doing It for Ourselves (UPDOs)," is testing a new online program to help Black cisgender women aged 18 and older in the southeastern United States learn about and start using PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a medicine that helps prevent HIV. The program, UPDOs, uses videos, blogs, and telehealth services, with beauty stylists acting as trusted community leaders. Researchers want to see if UPDOs helps more people trust and understand PrEP, and if it increases the number of people who start and continue using it. This study aims to enroll 1000 participants and is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 1000 participants. It compares two groups: one using the UPDOs program and another receiving standard HIV prevention materials.
What's involved
If you join, you would participate in a 6-week web-based video series and debrief blogs, and have access to telehealth services. The primary endpoint is measured at 12 weeks post-intervention.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your PrEP contemplation score will be measured 12 weeks after the intervention.

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NCT06638892

Using PrEP, Doing It for Ourselves

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalPrevention
Duke University
~1,000 participants
Updated 2026-08-28 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Using PrEP, Doing it for Ourselves (UPDOs)Standard of Care

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Contemplation Ladder total score
Measured over 12 weeks post-intervention
HIV Prevention
PrEP
1 sites across 1 states
North Carolina1
  • Schenita Randolph, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Duke University

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Black
cisgender female
Ages 18+

Exclusion

Under 18 years of age
Does not identify as Black
Not a cisgender female
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Contemplation Ladder total score12 weeks post-intervention

    The PrEP Contemplation Ladder is a 1-item survey designed to measure Motivational PrEP Cascade (MPC) stages of behavior change that represent one's PrEP intentions by a score of 1-10. Scores correspond to MPC stages. Lower numbers indicate PrEP is not being used to prevent HIV and the participant is not really thinking of ever starting to use PrEP. Higher numbers indicate that PrEP is being used daily and the participant is returning for provider checkups and HIV/STI testing every 3 months, as recommended.