Tajik Migrant Health Education Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hepatitis C; HIV Infections; Risky Health Behavior; Risk Reduction Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: MASLIHAT; Behavioral: TANSIHAT

• Registration Number: NCT04853394
• Lead Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago

Brief Summary

This study will test the efficacy of a peer-education prevention intervention to reduce risky drug, alcohol, and sexual behaviors among male Tajik labor migrants who inject drugs (MWID) while working in Moscow. The peer educator intervention will be compared to a health education control intervention. Each intervention consists of 5 weekly 2-hour small group sessions. Follow-up assessments will be conducted at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after the intervention. It is hypothesized that, compared to MWID who receive the health education control intervention, those who receive the peer educator intervention will have a greater reduction in the frequency of risk behaviors. Similar effects are expected for network members of intervention participants.

Detailed Description

The investigators will recruit male Tajik migrants who inject drugs from 12 different sites in Moscow, including bazaars and other work sites. In both study arms, the recruited men (index participants) will be required to recruit two eligible MWID peers for interviews prior to being interviewed themselves. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the peer educator intervention program or the health education intervention program. After peer-recruited network members are enrolled and interviewed, the index participant will participate in the peer educator training or the control group activities. All participants and recruited network members will then be followed and re-interviewed at 3-month intervals for one year to assess changes in risky drug, alcohol, and sexual behaviors due to intervention participation and through diffusion to network members. The investigators will also collect data from voluntary HIV and HCV testing conducted at 6 months (HCV only) and at 12 months (HIV and HCV) post-intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-04-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-16
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-21
• Study Start: 2021-10-19
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-04
• Study Completion: 2023-05-28
• Results First Submitted: 2024-11-07
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Results First Submitted QC: 2024-12-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-02
• Results First Posted: 2024-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 420

Inclusion Criteria

• adult Tajik man
• injected drugs in past 30 days
• living and working as migrant laborer in Moscow

Exclusion Criteria

• does not intend to stay in Moscow for the next 12 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MASLIHAT peer education	MASLIHAT	A peer educator prevention intervention program consisting of five weekly 2-hour small group sessions.
TANSIHAT health education	TANSIHAT	A health education program consisting of five weekly 2-hour sessions small group sessions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Syringe Sharing	3 months	injected with a previously used syringe
Sex Without Condom	3 months	vaginal or anal sex without a condom in the past 3 months
Alcohol Use	30 days	Number of days drinking alcohol in past month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HIV Infection	12 months	incident HIV infection
Hepatitis C Infection	12 months	incident hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

PRISMA Research Center; 🇷🇺 Moscow, Russian Federation