Assessing the Use of MY-RIDE, a Just-in-time Adaptive Intervention, to Improve HIV Prevention and Substance Use in Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Who can join
Ages 18 to 25 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
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)
About the study
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
What is being tested
- Attention-control group (behavioral)
- MY-RIDE group (behavioral)
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Participants: 450 · Started: Nov 11, 2024
Contact the study team
- Diane M Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, FSAHM · Phone: 713-500-2002
- Jennifer Jones · Phone: 713-500-9928
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06074354
Locations in the U.S.
| Texas | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.