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Testing Simultaneous administration of OAT and for HIV - human immunodeficiency virus

Official title: HIV Prevention With PrEP Among People on Opioid Replacement Therapy

Improving Access to HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: Implementation and Evaluation of Innovative HIV Prevention Services Among Persons on Opioid Replacement Therapy in Western Canada: Prospective, Implementation Study

Condition: HIV - Human Immunodeficiency VirusSponsor: Cara SpenceTarget enrollment: 350
  • Phase 4
  • 2 groups
  • Sites in Calgary, Regina and 1 more city
  • Recruiting
Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre, Calgary, AlbertaQueen City Wellness Pharmacy, Regina, SaskatchewanMayfair Drugs Pharmacy, Saskatoon, SaskatchewanPharmasave Riversdale Pharmacy, Saskatoon, SaskatchewanThe Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, Saskatoon, SaskatchewanMeadowgreen Pharmacy, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Interventions

  • Behavioural therapy

    Simultaneous administration of OAT and oral PrEP at existing pharmacy-based programs

    Simultaneous administration of OAT and oral PrEP (direct observed therapy or home supply) at existing pharmacy-based programs

Canadian Sites (6)

4 of 6 recruiting

  • Mayfair Drugs Pharmacy

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    Recruiting
  • Pharmasave Riversdale Pharmacy

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    Recruiting
  • The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    Recruiting

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for7 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +HIV negative
  • +Ongoing behaviors with potential HIV exposure as assessed by a clinician
  • +Regularly engaged with their respective OAT program at least 3 days a week for the past 2 weeks
  • +Report willingness to return for follow-upFollow-upContinued check-ins after the treatment part is finished.Read more → visits

Exclusion

  • Deemed appropriate by a clinician for HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis at the time of screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more → or enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →
  • Creatine clearance \<30 mL/min or any medical condition or medication known to be contraindicated with the use of Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (F/TAF) or Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (F/TDF)
  • Taken PrEP within the last 24 hours at the time of screening or enrollment
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In plain language

Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.

Learning 
What this study is

This study is looking at how care is delivered and organised, rather than at a treatment itself.

Phase 4Phase 4A study of a treatment that is already approved and in use.Read more → — a study of a treatment already approved for use, following it in everyday practice.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
  • designModule.phases
Who receives what

There are 2 groups in this study.

Group A receives Simultaneous administration of OAT and oral PrEP at existing pharmacy-based programs.

Registry label: A: PrEP Group

Group B receives no study treatment and is followed for comparison.

Registry label: B: Non-PrEP Group

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run

Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

One group receives no study treatment at all, and is followed for comparison.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 16 years, with no upper limit given.

The study is open to people of any sex.

The study accepts healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more → as well as people with the condition.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 350 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around September 2027.

The main measurement is taken over: Start of 6-month recruitment period to 6 months following the end of the recruitment period.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Oral PrEP use in an OAT setting at 6 months follow-upFollow-upContinued check-ins after the treatment part is finished.Read more →: Review data from participant screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more → and clinical follow-up, and compare it to baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → PrEP use to assess uptake — measured over Start of 6-month recruitment period to 6 months following the end of the recruitment period.

Oral PrEP use in an OAT setting at 6 months follow-up: Record the time from offer to acceptance of PrEP — measured over From the time that PrEP was offered to the acceptance of PrEP or the end of the 6-month recruitment period.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame

Source: NCT07160075 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?

What is being tested — in plain terms

About Simultaneous administration of OAT and oral PrEP at existing pharmacy-based programsBehavioural

Simultaneous administration of OAT and oral PrEP (direct observed therapy or home supply) at existing pharmacy-based programs

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a behavioural is here: A programme, therapy, education, or lifestyle approach being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.

Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

What the study lists: a minimum age of 16 years.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

One group receives no study treatment and is followed for comparison.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 16 years, with no upper limit given.

It is open to people of any sex.

It accepts healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more → as well as people with the condition.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: Start of 6-month recruitment period to 6 months following the end of the recruitment period.

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2027-09-01.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

From the trial registry
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 350 people.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?

This study lists 3 locations, including: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of providing oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and opioid agonist therapy (OAT) simultaneously in existing pharmacy-based programs operating in Alberta and Saskatchewan, to collect preference, adherence, and persistence data on oral PrEP, and to assess interest / acceptability of long-lasting injectable options for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention.

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