Joining Under-connected Networks to Optimize "Salud" (Health) ("JUNTOS")

University of Miami

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hiv

Treatments: Behavioral: JUNTOS; Behavioral: Referral Sheet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06432725

20230443

R34MH134670 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to evaluate the JUNTOS Referral Network as an implementation strategy to enhance the reach of HIV-prevention and treatment services to Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).

Enrollment: 245 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

HIV Test counselors:

• 18 years of age or older
• Certified as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County (at the time of enrollment)
• Working or volunteering as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County and report testing 2 or more Latino MSM client per month (at the time of enrollment)
• Plans to continue working or volunteering as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County for the next 6 months
• Reports suboptimal fidelity to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) referral guidelines (<90% fidelity) and/or self-reports an unmet need for HIV prevention/treatment referral resources
• Willing and able to recruit up to 5 Latino MSM testing clients into the study

Latino MSM:

• 18 years of age or older
• Identifies as Latino/a/x or Hispanic
• Identifies as a sexual minority man or reports being a man who has sex with men
• Speaks English and/or Spanish
• Received an HIV test from an HIV test counselor participating in the study or completed an HIV test with a counselor in the last 3 months
• Lives in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, or Palm Beach County and anticipates living there for the next three months

Exclusion criteria

HIV test counselors:

• Unable to consent
• Study personnel unable to verify HIV test counselor role in Miami-Dade County or Broward County (e.g., confirmation of where they work/volunteer as HIV test counselor, location they state they provide services doesn't exist or does not provide HIV testing services)
• Works as an HIV test counselor in an incarceration/prison setting (i.e., clients are prisoners)

Latino MSM:

• Unable to consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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245 participants in 2 patient groups

JUNTOS

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will get access to the JUNTOS Referral Network website/app through the 6-month follow up (HIV test counselors) and 3-month follow up (Latino MSM).

Treatment:

Behavioral: JUNTOS

Referral Sheet - HIV test counselors

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will get access to the referral sheet through the 6-month follow up (HIV test counselors) and 3-month follow up (Latino MSM).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Referral Sheet