Project WERK (Wellness Encouragement Respect Kinship)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HIV Prevention
• Interventions: Other: WERK Supportive Contact

• Registration Number: NCT03148171
• Lead Sponsor: University of Chicago

Brief Summary

The Project WERK intervention is a brief, theory based and culturally sensitive intervention designed to capitalize on organic yet underutilized social support networks in the lives of young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM). The intervention has been developed with input from clients and their support network members, case managers, social workers, primary care providers. The goal of the intervention is to improve retention in PrEP care for young Black MSM.

Detailed Description

Project WERK will recruit, consent and randomize 160 men, with 80 men randomized to each arm of the study. Men randomized to the control condition will receive standard PrEP care at each clinical site. Men randomized to the experimental condition will receive standard PrEP care and also will be asked to recruit a supportive contact from their social network. The support contact will then be engaged in a brief intervention designed to support their friend/family member around PrEP Care. Men and support contacts in the WERK intervention also will receive booster sessions via telephone and text. All participants will complete surveys at baseline and at three and twelve months post intervention.

Basic Information
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-05-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-09
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-10
• Study Start: 2017-10-09
• Primary Completion: 2020-06-15
• Study Completion: 2020-06-15
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 290

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
WERK Supportive Contact	WERK Supportive Contact	Support contact will provide emotional support and practical support in order to help their friend/family member to stay engaged in PrEP Care.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Retention in PrEP Care	12-month	Completing scheduled PrEP visits as determined by Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Closeness and social support	12 months	Closeness and social support measures based on self-report
HIV testing and STI testing	12 months	HIV serostatus and STI testing as determined by EMR data

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chicago Center for HIV Elimination; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States