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

Hiv Clinical Trial

Official title:

Enhancing HIV Prevention and Treatment Referral and Engagement Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM): A Pilot Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of the JUNTOS Referral Network

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06432725
• Other study ID #: 20230443
• Secondary ID: R34MH134670
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2026

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: University of Miami
• Contact: Audrey Harkness, PhD
• Phone: 786-401-2846
• Email: aharkness[@]miami.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 245
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2026
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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 1 or more Latino MSM client per week (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 (<80% fidelity)

• Willing and able to recruit 4-5 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

• 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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hiv

Intervention

Behavioral:
• JUNTOS
HIV test counselor and Latino MSM participants will be given access to the JUNTOS website/app, which shows information about local HIV and ancillary services. HIV test counselor participants will also be given access to a training video explaining how to use the JUNTOS website/app. HIV test counselors are encouraged to use the website/app for approximately 10 minutes at least once a week when meeting with Latino MSM testing clients. Latino MSM are encouraged to use the website/app to locate HIV and ancillary services as needed.
• Referral Sheet
HIV test counselor and Latino MSM participants will be given access to referral sheet, which is a list of local HIV and ancillary services. HIV test counselors are encouraged to use the referral sheet for approximately 10 minutes at least once a week when meeting with Latino MSM testing clients. Latino MSM are encouraged to use the referral sheet to locate HIV and ancillary services as needed.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Miami	Coral Gables	Florida

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Miami	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Use of Biomedical HIV Prevention/Treatment	The number of Latino MSM participants who indicated using a biomedical HIV prevention/treatment.	3-months
Primary	Percentage of Latino MSM Referral for Biomedical HIV Prevention/Treatment	The Referral Fidelity Questionnaire, developed for this study, has scores that range from 0% to 100%. Higher scores indicate more Latino MSM clients were referred to biomedical HIV Prevention/Treatment.	3-months
Secondary	Percentage of Latino MSM Referral for Biomedical HIV Prevention/Treatment	The Referral Fidelity Questionnaire, developed for this study, has scores that range from 0% to 100%. Higher scores indicate more Latino MSM clients referred to biomedical HIV Prevention/Treatment.	6-months
Secondary	HIV acquisition, measures by self-report	This will be measured by a self-report question of Latino MSM's HIV status.	3-months