Digital Community to Improve Health in Rural Areas

University of Pennsylvania

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV Infections; Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual Community Intervention; Behavioral: Standard of Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05363865

390234

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is a cluster randomized controlled trial developed in counties located in Appalachia and the Midwest. We will prioritize counties from states with high risk for HIV and HCV infection associated with injection drug use.

Full description

The study will randomize clusters with groups of participants to an intervention or a standard of care condition.

Enrollment: 459 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Lives in target zip codes
• Half not using illicit substances (not including marijuana) currently or in the past
• Half using illicit substances (not including marijuana) currently or in the past

Exclusion criteria

• Under the age of 18
• Not in target zip codes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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459 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual Community Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will participate in an online community with structured sessions as well as the ability to communicate freely with others.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual Community Intervention

Standard of Care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will be exposed to what's disseminated within their communities

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard of Care