NCT05363865

Digital Community to Improve Health in Rural Areas

Digital, Community-Led, Social Action Initiative to Reduce Opioid Vulnerability and HIV/HCV in Rural Areas of the Midwest and Appalachia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 511 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study is a cluster randomized controlled trial developed in counties located in Appalachia and the Midwest. We will prioritize counties from states with high risk for HIV and HCV infection associated with injection drug use.

Detailed description

The study will randomize clusters with groups of participants to an intervention or a standard of care condition.

Conditions

• HIV Infections
• Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual Community Intervention	Modules of community building, HIV/HCV prevention, drug and service stigma, identification of mental health problems
BEHAVIORAL	Standard of Care	health websites and county information provided to participants

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-12
• Primary completion: 2025-08-31
• Completion: 2025-08-31
• First posted: 2022-05-06
• Last updated: 2026-03-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States