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NCT Number: NCT06432725

Joining Under-connected Networks to Optimize "Salud" (Health) ("JUNTOS")

The objective of this study is to evaluate the JUNTOS Referral Network as an implementation strategy to enhance the reach of HIV-prevention and treatment services to Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida, 33146, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Audrey Harkness, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Jorge Limia, MS

CONTACT

[email protected]

786-401-2846

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

HIV Test counselors:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Certified as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County (at the time of enrollment)
  • Working or volunteering as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County and report testing 2 or more Latino MSM client per month (at the time of enrollment)
  • Plans to continue working or volunteering as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County for the next 6 months
  • Reports suboptimal fidelity to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) referral guidelines (<90% fidelity) and/or self-reports an unmet need for HIV prevention/treatment referral resources

Latino MSM:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Identifies as Latino/a/x or Hispanic
  • Identifies as a sexual minority man or reports being a man who has sex with men
  • Speaks English and/or Spanish
  • Received a diagnostic HIV test from an HIV test counselor participating in the study or completed a diagnostic HIV test with a counselor in the last 3 months
  • Lives in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, or Palm Beach County and anticipates living there for the next three months

Exclusion criteria

HIV test counselors:

  • Unable to consent
  • Study personnel unable to verify HIV test counselor role in Miami-Dade County or Broward County (e.g., confirmation of where they work/volunteer as HIV test counselor, location they state they provide services doesn't exist or does not provide HIV testing services)
  • Works as an HIV test counselor in an incarceration/prison setting (i.e., clients are prisoners)

Latino MSM:

  • Unable to consent

Treatment and study plan

JUNTOS

Behavioral

HIV test counselor and Latino MSM participants will be given access to the JUNTOS website/app, which shows information about local HIV and ancillary services. HIV test counselor participants will also be given access to a training video explaining how to use the JUNTOS website/app. HIV test counselors are encouraged to use the website/app for approximately 10 minutes at least once a week when meeting with Latino MSM testing clients. Latino MSM are encouraged to use the website/app to locate HIV and ancillary services as needed.

Referral Sheet

Behavioral

HIV test counselor and Latino MSM participants will be given access to referral sheet, which is a list of local HIV and ancillary services. HIV test counselors are encouraged to use the referral sheet for approximately 10 minutes at least once a week when meeting with Latino MSM testing clients. Latino MSM are encouraged to use the referral sheet to locate HIV and ancillary services as needed.

Primary outcomes

  1. Use of Biomedical HIV Prevention/Treatment

    Time frame: 3-months

    The number of Latino MSM participants who indicated using a biomedical HIV prevention/treatment.

  2. Percentage of Latino MSM Referral for Biomedical HIV Prevention/Treatment

    Time frame: 3-months

    The Referral Fidelity Questionnaire, developed for this study, has scores that range from 0% to 100%. Higher scores indicate more Latino MSM clients were referred to biomedical HIV Prevention/Treatment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Latino MSM Referral for Biomedical HIV Prevention/Treatment

    Time frame: 6-months

    The Referral Fidelity Questionnaire, developed for this study, has scores that range from 0% to 100%. Higher scores indicate more Latino MSM clients referred to biomedical HIV Prevention/Treatment.

  2. HIV acquisition, measures by self-report

    Time frame: 3-months

    This will be measured by a self-report question of Latino MSM's HIV status.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Audrey Harkness, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

786-401-2846

Jorge Limia, MS

CONTACT

[email protected]

786-401-2846

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Miami

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Registry information

Official study title

Enhancing HIV Prevention and Treatment Referral and Engagement Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM): A Pilot Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of the JUNTOS Referral Network

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
May 29, 2024
Registry last updated
Jun 22, 2026

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