What Happens in Vegas: PEP to PrEP Opportunities

Huntridge Family Clinic75 enrolled

Overview

Observational study looking at barriers to care for individuals seeking care, Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) after an actual or perceived exposure to HIV. Following PEP treatment subjects will be asked about there intent to transition to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and surveyed about barriers to care or perceptions of care

The primary objective of this study is to assess the rate of engagement in a PEP to PrEP HIV provider network for those patients presenting following a non-occupational HIV exposure. The development of a referral network and intensive clinical follow up of PEP patients will result in more patients appropriately initiating PEP, being referred to appropriate follow up, and post exposure transition and maintaining on PrEP (if indicated) at completion of the PEP medications.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Exposure to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Event)

Interventions

Currently approved medicationsDRUG

subjects will be treated according to current Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Center for Disease control and prevention (CDC), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of American (SHEA guidelines for nPEP

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Actual or perceived non-occupational exposure to HIV, by self report, within 72 hours of enrollment and referred for care * able and willing to provide informed consent * available for 12 months of post expoure follow-up Southern Nevada Ryan White defined service area Exclusion Criteria: * HIV+ at time of screeing via 4th genderation (Antibody/Antigen) testing * Current PEP and/or PrEP product condrainidications as listed in the medication product insert.

Locations (1)

Huntridge Family Clinic

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

rate of engagement

Assess the rate of engagement in a PEP to PrEP HIV prevention provider network for those patients presenting following a non-occupational HIV exposure

Time frame: from enrollment to day 90

Secondary Outcomes

characteristics

Describe the characteristics of patients successfully engaging in HIV prevention via a patient collected survey using a qualtric survey.