NCT06510192

Yuva Sath: A Peer-led Behavioral Intervention to Support Substance Use Treatment and HIV Prevention Among Young People Who Inject Drugs in India

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 29 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to learn if Yuva Sath, a youth-tailored peer-led behavioral intervention, can support substance use treatment engagement and HIV prevention among young people who inject drugs in India. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is Yuva Sath feasible and is it acceptable to young people who inject drugs in India ? * Can Yuva Sath improve engagement in substance use treatment, increase use of HIV prevention services and decrease substance use and risk behaviors among young people who inject drugs in India ? Researchers will compare participants who receive the Yuva Sath behavioral intervention to participants who do not to see if the behavioral intervention improves substance use treatment engagement and HIV prevention. Participants will: * Receive a total of 6 one-on-one sessions, and weekly phone text check-ins from peer counselors over a course of 6 months. * Complete monthly random urine drug screens * Complete in-person study questionnaires every 3 months * Report substance use and risk behaviors weekly to peer counselors through a brief phone text message survey

Conditions

• Hiv
• Substance Use Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Yuva Sath	The Yuva Sath Intervention comprises 6 one-on-one sessions with peer counselors who will use an intervention manual. The intervention also includes weekly phone text check-ins by peer counselors

Timeline

• Start date: 2027-01-01
• Primary completion: 2028-07-01
• Completion: 2028-12-01
• First posted: 2024-07-19
• Last updated: 2025-10-22