Home › NCT06919419

HOTSPOT Study: Implement and Evaluate the PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) Implementation Strategy

The HOTSPOT Study Hybrid Implementation-effectiveness Study to Optimize HIV Testing and PrEP in a Southern Jail

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years of age or older
* Incarcerated in Dallas County Jail

Exclusion Criteria:

* Severe medical or psychiatric disability making participation unsafe
* Unable to provide consent
* Not remaining in the local area after release from custody

About the study

The goal of this study is to measure the implementation and effectiveness of a multicomponent strategy for PrEP for people who are incarcerated at the Dallas County Jail. Specifically, based on a patients risk score on an electronic medical record HIV prediction model, referrals from providers and/or patient self-referrals, a PrEP patient navigator will meet with individuals at the jail to discuss HIV risk, offer HIV/STI testing if not yet completed and offer education around PrEP with referrals to community-based PrEP providers.

What is being tested

• Multicomponent strategy (behavioral)

Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Participants: 3,600 · Started: Mar 1, 2025

Contact the study team

• Ank Nijhawan, MD · Phone: 2146482777

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06919419

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.