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A Social Network Approach for Improving Medication Assisted Treatment and HIV Prevention and Medical Care Among People Who Inject Drugs in Ukraine

NCT05824702

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Conditions: HIV

Interventions: Peer education & communications, Standard of care educational

Countries: Ukraine

The aim of this study is to pilot a peer education for people on medication assisted treatment (MAT). People on MAT will be trained to be peer educators and provide outreach to the educators social network members who inject drugs, some of whom will be HIV positive.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* On methadone for at least 1 year and rated by the staff as low risk for relapse
* Report at least 1 drug network member living with HIV, not on methadone, and seen weekly
* Willing to talk with drug users in their network about medication for drug dependence and accompany them to methadone clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

• Persons that are currently psychotic, suicidal, or cognitively impaired such that they cannot provide informed consent will be excluded from participation.

Locations (1)

Kiev, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine