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Dr David Gillespie
gillespied1@cardiff.ac.uk


Dr David Gillespie
gillespied1@cardiff.ac.uk


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Be Part of Research - Trial Details - DO-PrEP

DO-PrEP

Completed

Open to: Female / Male

Age: 16 Years - N/A

Medical Conditions


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This project aims to find out i.) How individuals living in Wales use PrEPÍľ ii.) How their use of PrEP relates to their
behaviourÍľ iii.) How their use is related to accessing other health servicesÍľ iv.) What people think are the main things
stopping them from using PrEP at all, or using it appropriately, and approaches that might be helpful for improving the
use of PrEP. Following this, an approach will be developed for improving the use of PrEP in Wales.
The project will involve two main studies:
STUDY 1 will include 60 people who are being prescribed PrEP through sexual health clinics in Wales. The bottles in
which their PrEP medication is stored will be fitted with an electronic monitor. This will record the date and time that the
bottle is opened. With this, a detailed understanding of patterns of PrEP use over time will be obtained. In addition,
sexual behaviour will be collected weekly using a web app.
STUDY 2 will involve interviewing between 20 and 30 people who took part in study 1 to find out how they felt about
using PrEP and (if they stopped during study 1) why they stopped using PrEP and how they felt about stopping.
Further research will involve i.) searching through scientific papers to find ones that report how effective different
approaches are at improving PrEP useÍľ ii.) developing an intervention to support PrEP users. This will be developed
on the basis of the accumulated evidence and in consultation with a variety of stakeholders (PrEP users, PrEP
providers, advocacy representatives, and policy makers).

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

24 Sep 2019 01 Jan 2020

Observational

Observational type: Qualitative;



You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


For Study 1: - Lacking capacity to give consentÍľ - Does not have a smartphone (mobile telephone with access to the internet)Íľ - Unable or unwilling to provide a mobile telephone numberÍľ - Unable or unwilling to use the Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) for the duration of the study. There are no exclusion criteria for Study 2.


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

Dr David Gillespie
gillespied1@cardiff.ac.uk


Dr David Gillespie
gillespied1@cardiff.ac.uk



The study is sponsored by Cardiff University and funded by Health and Care Research Wales .




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Last updated 25 April 2025

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