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El Camino HIV Prevention and Care Study
Sponsor: American University
Summary
The Camino Study evaluates a status-neutral, multi-level pilot intervention designed to improve HIV prevention and care engagement among Latin Americans with unmet HIV prevention and care needs. The intervention combines legal services with peer navigation to reduce fear of healthcare engagement, reduce stress, and improve access to HIV prevention and care services. The study will enroll 50 Latin American participants in the Washington, DC, and Oakland, California areas. Using a quasi-experimental wait-list control design, the study will compare HIV outcomes among participants who receive the Camino intervention with those on a rolling waitlist over 18 months. Primary outcomes include HIV testing within the past six months and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), as well as HIV care visit attendance, antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, and viral load among people living with HIV. The study will also examine legal, social, and mental health factors associated with HIV prevention and care engagement and assess the feasibility of testing the intervention at a larger scale.
Official title: Evaluating the Camino Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk and Poor Care Outcomes Among Latin Americans
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2026-07-16
Completion Date
2029-02
Last Updated
2026-09-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Camino Intervention
Camino is a multicomponent intervention designed to improve engagement in HIV prevention and care. Participants receive culturally and linguistically appropriate peer navigation beginning after enrollment to help identify and address barriers to HIV prevention and care and connect participants with relevant health and social services. The intervention also includes individualized consultation with an attorney and legal services and navigation. Because attorney availability varies, participants receive the individual legal consultation at different times during follow-up.
Locations (2)
Oasis Legal Services
Berkeley, California, United States
La Clínica del Pueblo
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States