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TwySHE - An Mhealth Peer-navigator Intervention to Increase PrEP and Contraceptive Use

NCT06852508 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 324

Last updated 2025-02-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the TwySHE intervention can increase the use of HIV prevention in at-risk female university students aged 18-24 in Zambia. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Can a mhealth peer navigator intervention effectively promote HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis PrEP use among high-risk female students in Zambia?

Researchers will compare the mhealth peer navigator intervention to treatment as usual to see if there are effects on female student's use and continuation of PrEP for HIV prevention.

Participants in the intervention will be paired with a trained peer navigator who will offer education, social support, and help navigating the health systems to access PrEP and other sexual and reproductive health services.

All participants in both arms will complete surveys at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months to evaluate health behaviors.

Conditions

  • Hiv
  • Contraception Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

TwySHE

Interpersonal support from trained peers to access and use PrEP and contraception.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zambia

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen M Hampanda, PhD · University of Colorado, Denver

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-18
Primary Completion
2026-02-28
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • Zambia

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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