Implementing HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in a Family Planning Clinic: A Study of Feasibility and Acceptability (Aka The Pilot Fish Study)
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 83
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Acceptability of Intervention Measure
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand what patients and physicians think about providing medications to prevent HIV transmission to patients in a family planning clinic. These medications are known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. The main questions to answer are:
- Do patients find it acceptable to be asked about, and offered, PrEP during their visit to a family planning clinic?
- What things make it easier or harder to ask about PrEP in a family planning clinic setting?
- What things make it easier or harder to begin PrEP in a family planning clinic setting?
Patient participants:
- Will receive standardized counseling about PrEP.
- Will have the opportunity to begin PrEP as part of their routine, ongoing care.
- Will be asked to complete a survey about their experiences.
Physician participants:
- Will receive standardized education about PrEP.
- Will talk to patient participants about PrEP, and support patient participants who want to begin PrEP.
- Will be asked to complete pre-and post-study surveys about their experiences.
- May be asked to complete a post-study in-depth interview about their experiences.
详细描述
In the proposed pilot study, the investigators' goal is to improve community health resources available to Rhode Islanders to lower their risk of HIV acquisition, via the following specific aims:
- Evaluate the patient acceptability of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) eligibility screening and initiation in an ob/gyn-staffed family planning clinic.
- Assess the barriers, facilitators, and feasibility of PrEP eligibility screening in an ob/gyn-staffed family planning clinic.
- Assess the barriers, facilitators, and feasibility of delivery and uptake of PrEP in an ob/gyn-staffed family planning clinic.
Overall, the investigators' expected outcome is to have exploratory data to inform a scalable intervention to implement PrEP access, which can be deployed in family planning clinic settings, and which is designed in accordance with acceptability and feasibility data from patients and providers. Since the existing data suggest that ob/gyn-staffed family planning clinics are an ideal site both as a catchment area for patients who are at higher risk for HIV acquisition, and in terms of technical capacity and provider skill set, the next step to expand PrEP service delivery in these settings is to assess the barriers and facilitators to such care, in order to meet patients where they are, with the care they need. The goal is to situate the protocol to fit into the usual clinical workflow of a busy family planning clinic.
The investigators will develop and implement a standardized PrEP eligibility screening instrument and initiation protocol, based on CDC guidelines. The investigators will survey patient and physician participants about feasibility and acceptability of study procedures. Patient participants will be approached by a research assistant, who will inform eligible individuals about the purpose, risks, and benefits of the study. The research assistant will obtain informed consent from participants. Physicians will then screen participants for PrEP eligibility per protocol, and will offer initiation of PrEP. These medications are not investigational, are part of standard of care STI prevention, and are not themselves the primary subject of this study.
The investigators' primary data collection will be via survey. Patient participants will receive a $25 gift card for completing the post-intervention survey. Physician participants will receive pre- and post-study surveys, and a subgroup will participate in focused interviews.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Screening
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 16 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •This study will include patient participants who:
- •Are age 16 or older
- •Are presenting for care at the Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Family Planning Clinic
- •Speak English or Spanish
- •Have decisional capacity
- •This study will exclude patient participants who:
- •- Are currently seeking abortion care
- •This study will include physician participants who:
- •- Provide care at the Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Family Planning Clinic
- •This study will not have any specific
排除标准
- •for physician participants.
研究组 & 干预措施
Physician Participant
干预措施: Physician participant training (Behavioral)
Patient Participant
干预措施: Patient participant screening (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Acceptability of Intervention Measure
时间窗: Up to hour 6 for patient participants; Up to month 12 for physician participants
A validated measure of acceptability, administered via questionnaire. 4 Likert scale items. Item score range 1-5. Higher scores reflect higher acceptability.
Feasibility of Intervention Measure
时间窗: Up to hour 6 for patient participants; Up to month 12 for physician participants
A validated measure of feasibility, administered via questionnaire. 7-12 Likert scale items. Item score range 1-5. Higher scores reflect higher feasibility.
Intervention Appropriateness Measure
时间窗: Up to hour 6 for patient participants; Up to month 12 for physician participants
A validated measure of appropriateness, administered via questionnaire. 4 Likert scale items. Item score range 1-5. Higher scores reflect higher appropriateness.
次要结局
未报告次要终点