NYU Langone Health
This study includes finalization of the LINKED social network intervention to improve PrEP and MOUD uptake among people who inject drugs (PWID) in collaboration with an Expert Advisory Board and staff (N=16) at The Sidewalk Project (TSP), followed by a Hybrid Type II cluster randomized trial of the LINKED intervention (versus an equal-attention control) among N=372 people who inject drugs, with 6- and 12-month follow-up assessment of PrEP and MOUD uptake. The investigators will also evaluate implementation outcomes to inform future sustainable implementation of LINKED in harm reduction organizations.
Inclusion Criteria: Aim 1 - Virtual Focus Group * Is 18 years or older * Is a current TSP staff * Is capable and willing to provide consent Aim 2 - Intervention * 18 years or older * Spend majority of their time in the Los Angeles, CA area where recruited * Able to complete surveys and group sessions in English * Self-report to have injected drugs in the past 3 months * Self-reported HIV negative serostatus * Not currently on PrEP or MOUD * Not pregnant * If a network recruit: presents a valid recruitment coupon * Is capable and willing to provide consent Aim 3 - Virtual Focus Group/Surve…
LINKED is a theory-driven social network intervention (SNI) that leverages peer influence within the social networks of people who inject drugs (PWID) to disseminate information, encourage communication, and increase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) uptake and persistence in harm reduction organization (HRO) settings.
Group intervention facilitated by trained study staff that supports critical thinking about what constitutes low, medium, and high risks for HIV and overdose.
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