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Yuva Sath: A Peer-led Behavioral Intervention to Support Substance Use Treatment and HIV Prevention Among Young People Who Inject Drugs in India

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Substance Use Disorders
Hiv
Interventions
Behavioral: Yuva Sath
Registration Number
NCT06510192
Lead Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brief Summary

The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to learn if Yuva Sath, a youth-tailored peer-led behavioral intervention, can support substance use treatment engagement and HIV prevention among young people who inject drugs in India. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is Yuva Sath feasible and is it acceptable to young people who inject drugs in India ?

* Can Yuva Sath improve engagement in substance use treatment, increase use of HIV prevention services and decrease substance use and risk behaviors among young people who inject drugs in India ?

Researchers will compare participants who receive the Yuva Sath behavioral intervention to participants who do not to see if the behavioral intervention improves substance use treatment engagement and HIV prevention.

Participants will:

* Receive a total of 6 one-on-one sessions, and weekly phone text check-ins from peer counselors over a course of 6 months.

* Complete monthly random urine drug screens

* Complete in-person study questionnaires every 3 months

* Report substance use and risk behaviors weekly to peer counselors through a brief phone text message survey

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 18-29 years;
  • Receiving medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for at least 3 months and receipt frequency < 2 times a week
Exclusion Criteria
  • Receiving medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for less than 3 months and receipt frequency >= 2 times a week
  • Requiring urgent medical attention
  • Inability to provide informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Yuva Sath InterventionYuva SathThe Yuva Sath Intervention entails 6 one-on-one sessions delivered by peer counselors who will use an intervention manual consisting of modules and an intervention script. These sessions will occur over a period of 3 months. The intervention will also entail weekly check-in text messages from peer counselors. These weekly check-ins will occur over a period of 5 months.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Feasibility of the Yuva Sath Intervention: Peer counselor fidelity6 months.

Feasibility of the Yuva Sath intervention as measured by peer counselor fidelity to the intervention protocol will be determined by independent observer fidelity checklists. The checklist will score content delivery on a 3-point ordinal scale (1=no key content covered to 3=all key content covered), and peer-navigator actions (i.e., identification of barriers; generation of solutions) on a 5-point Likert scale (1=not at all to 5=very much). The intervention will be deemed to be feasible if 80% of the sessions addressed key Life-Steps module content and employed flexible problem-solving

Feasibility of the Yuva Sath Intervention: Attendance in the first four sessions6 months

Feasibility of the Yuva Sath intervention as measured by attendance in the first four sessions will be calculated as a proportion: participants who completed the first four sessions of the total 6 sessions of the intervention/ All participants in the intervention arm. The intervention will be deemed to be feasible if at least 75% of participants completed the first four sessions

Feasibility of the Yuva Sath Intervention: Completion of the 3 month assessment3 months

Feasibility of the Yuva Sath intervention as measured by completion of the 3 month session will be calculated as a proportion: participants who completed the 3 month assessment / All participants in the intervention arm. The intervention will be deemed feasible if at least 60% of participants completed the 3-month assessment

Acceptability of the Yuva Sath Intervention6 months

Acceptability of the intervention as measured by the overall satisfaction of participants rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1=not at all to 5=very much). The intervention will be deemed acceptable if at least 75% of the participants rate \>=4 on overall satisfaction

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Substance use: monthly random point-of-care urinalysis6 months

Substance use as measured by monthly point-of-care urinalysis will be compared between the intervention and control arms. We will calculate the proportion (%) of participants in the intervention and control arms who had at least one positive point-of-care test for opioids (excluding buprenorphine) in each arm

Needle sharing: Self report at 3-month assessment3 months

Needle sharing as measured by self report will be compared between the intervention and control arms. We will calculate the proportion of participants (%) in the intervention and control arms who report needle sharing at the 3-month assessment

Substance use: Self report at 3-month assessment3 months

Substance use as measured by self report will be compared between the intervention and control arms. We will calculate the proportion of participants (%) in the intervention and control arms who report continued substance use by at the 3-month assessment

Needle sharing: self report at 6-month assessment6 months

Needle sharing as measured by self report will be compared between the intervention and control arms. We will calculate the proportion of participants (%) in the intervention and control arms who report needle sharing at the 6-month assessment

Substance use: Self report at 6-month assessment6 months

Substance use as measured by self report will be compared between the intervention and control arms. We will calculate the proportion (%) of participants in the intervention and control arms who report continued substance use by at the 6-month assessment

Condomless sex: self report at 3-month assessment.3 months

Condomless sex as measured by self report will be compared between the intervention and control arms. We will calculate the proportion of participants (%) in the intervention and control arms who report condomless sex at the 3-month assessment

Substance use treatment engagement: the number of MOUD visits each month6 months

Substance use treatment engagement as measured by the average number of MOUD visits each month over a 6 month period will be compared between the intervention and control arms.

Substance use treatment engagement: the number of weeks of MOUD receipt at >2 times a week6 months

Substance use treatment engagement as measured by the the number of weeks of MOUD receipt at \>2 times a week will be compared between the intervention and control arms. We will calculate the proportion of participants (%) in each arm who on average received MOUD at a frequency of \> 2 times a week.

Substance use treatment engagement: retention in MOUD at 6 months6 months

Substance use treatment engagement as measured by retention in MOUD at 6 months will be compared between the intervention and control arms. We will calculate the proportion (%) of participants in each arm who were retained in MOUD at 6 months

HIV testing receipt6 months

Receipt of regular HIV testing every 6 months will be compared between the intervention and control arms. We will calculate the proportion (%) of participants in each arm who received regular HIV testing

Condomless sex: self report at 6-month assessment.6 months

Condomless sex as measured by self report will be compared between the intervention and control arms. We will calculate the proportion of participants (%) in the intervention and control arms who report condomless sex at the 6-month assessment

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