Clinical Trial: Testing a Mobile Health Application to Improve HIV Prevention and Substance Use Treatment Among Women Involved in the Carceral System

U.S., Feb. 26 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07432555) titled 'Testing a Mobile Health Application to Improve HIV Prevention and Substance Use Treatment Among Women Involved in the Carceral System' on Feb. 13.

Brief Summary: Women involved in the carceral system (WICS) are at higher risk for both HIV and substance use than the general public. WICS are also more likely to engage in behaviors both before and after release that put them at risk for HIV and for overdose, due to opioid use. Despite these risk factors, WICS are less likely to be aware of, use, or adhere to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and have less access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The primary goal of the propo...