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Optimizing PrEP Uptake for African American Women in the South by Empowering Women to Make Informed HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Choices

NCT07173816 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-09-15

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Summary

Pilot testing of EMPOWER, a group sexual health intervention, to increase uptake and persistence of PrEP

Conditions

  • HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

EMPOWER

EMPOWER, a group-based 6 sessions telehealth behavioral intervention, will comprise sexual health goals and values elicitation, sexual health plan development, and motivational enhancement skills will be used to promote effective HIV prevention decision-making within the relationship context, incorporating the sexual values of each participant. This will allow each participant to develop a personalized, tailored sexual health plan that includes PrEP deliberation to enhance PrEP decision-making, uptake and persistence within a culturally congruent and empowering program that aims to reduce stigma around HIV and barriers to access.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Georgia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-01
Primary Completion
2027-03-31
Completion
2027-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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