El Camino HIV Prevention and Care Study

Part of paid clinical trials in Berkeley, California.

Sponsor
American University
Study ID
NCT07834853
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
MALE
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Camino Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    Camino is a multicomponent intervention designed to improve engagement in HIV prevention and care. Participants receive culturally and linguistically appropriate peer navigation beginning after enrollment to help identify and address barriers to HIV prevention and care and connect participants with relevant health and social services. The intervention also includes individualized consultation with an attorney and legal services and navigation. Because attorney availability varies, participants receive the individual legal consultation at different times during follow-up.

Study Details

The Camino Study evaluates a status-neutral, multi-level pilot intervention designed to improve HIV prevention and care engagement among Latin Americans with unmet HIV prevention and care needs. The intervention combines legal services with peer navigation to reduce fear of healthcare engagement, reduce stress, and improve access to HIV prevention and care services. The study will enroll 50 Latin American participants in the Washington, DC, and Oakland, California areas. Using a quasi-experimental wait-list control design, the study will compare HIV outcomes among participants who receive the Camino intervention with those on a rolling waitlist over 18 months. Primary outcomes include HIV testing within the past six months and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), as well as HIV care visit attendance, antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, and viral load among people living with HIV. The study will also examine legal, social, and mental health factors associated with HIV prevention and care engagement and assess the feasibility of testing the intervention at a larger scale.

Key Dates

First listed
Sep 22, 2026
Start date
Jul 16, 2026
Status verified
Sep 2026
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2029
Completion
Feb 28, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Camino Intervention
    Participants receive the Camino intervention, which includes peer navigation to support engagement in HIV prevention and care and legal services. Peer navigation begins immediately after enrollment. Participants receive the individual legal consultation when an attorney becomes available; therefore, the timing of receipt of the legal consultation varies across participants. Participants are followed for 18 months.

Primary Outcome Measure

HIV testing within the past 6 months [ Time Frame: 18 months ]

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Oasis Legal ServicesBerkeleyCalifornia94704
Eric Cline
[email protected]
(510) 345-4358
La Clínica del PuebloWashington D.C.District of Columbia20009
Angela Suarez
[email protected]
(202) 462-4788

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