NCT06074354NARecruiting
Assessing the Use of MY-RIDE, a Just-in-time Adaptive Intervention, to Improve HIV Prevention and Substance Use in Youth Experiencing Homelessness
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Start Date
11/11/2024
Completion Date
8/23/2027
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Motivating Youth to Reduce Infections, Disconnections, and Emotion dysregulation (MY-RIDE) decreases substance use , to determine whether MY-RIDE increases human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies and to evaluate MY-RIDE effects on willingness to take Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), stress, substance use urge, and use of mental health and substance use services when compared to attention control youth
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 25 years
Inclusion Criteria:
* have engaged in substance use (alcohol or illicit drugs)
* speak English
* are experiencing homelessness
* engaged in sexual activity in the last 6 months or plan to in the next month
* are not planning to move out of the metro area during the 15-month study period.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Youth Experiencing Homelessness (YEH) who have low literacy based on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (scores \< 4)
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
Attention-control group
BEHAVIORAL
MY-RIDE group
Conditions
HIV Infections
Locations
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
United States