🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-05-19

A Setting Focus Overdose Prevention Intervention (NCT05320835)

A Geospatial Analysis of Hotspots and Targeted Injection Settings Pilot Intervention for HIV Prevention Among People Who Inject Drugs in Baltimore, Maryland

🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

A pilot injection-setting targeted peer-driven intervention to reduce HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission and overdose risk behaviors among people who inject drugs (PWID).

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (1 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (2 items).

Location: Lighthouse Studies at Peer Point — Baltimore, Maryland

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • HIV, HCV and overdose prevention (BEHAVIORAL)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Any mental or physical health impairment that impedes ability to participate

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • Lighthouse Studies at Peer Point — Baltimore, Maryland

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (410) 955-3972

Email: carl.latkin@jhu.edu

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

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💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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