NCT07683117 · EMPOWERX INC
PEP/PrEP Via Pharmacist-Prescribing Implementation (PEPPI)
(PEPPI)
What this study is about
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if use of the PEPPI software can improve pharmacist-provided HIV prevention (PEP/PrEP) services. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the PEPPI software make it easier for pharmacists to provide PEP/PrEP services in their pharmacy? 2.
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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if use of the PEPPI software can improve pharmacist-provided HIV prevention (PEP/PrEP) services. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the PEPPI software make it easier for pharmacists to provide PEP/PrEP services in their pharmacy? 2. Does the PEPPI software make it easier for patients to access PEP/PrEP? Researchers will compare pharmacists' implementation and patients' access when using the PEPPI software and when not using the PEPPI software to see if the software improves implementation and access. Participants will include pharmacists and patients. Pharmacists will be asked to provide PEP/PrEP services as normal while using the PEPPI software. Patients will be asked to receive PEP/PrEP services from a pharmacist as normal, while using the PEPPI software.
Interventions
OTHER
PEPPI Pharmacies
We will enroll 10 community pharmacies. These 10 pharmacies will continue to provide PEP/PrEP services as normal for several months (control). Then, we will introduce the first phase of the intervention: the minimally viable product (MVP) version of the PEPPI software. The second phase of the intervention will use the enhanced version of the PEPPI software. The pharmacies will continue to provide PEP/PrEP services while using the PEPPI software in place of any paper or electronic processes that they were previously using. The results will then be compared between the control and the intervention periods.
Primary outcome measures
Implementation - Service Characteristics Number of Pharmacists
Time frame: up to 12 months
Implementation outcomes will focus on how the service (pharmacist-prescribed PEP/PrEP services) is implemented. Name of the Measurement: Implementation - Service Characteristics Measurement Tool: Pharmacy Service Characteristics Questionnaire Unit of Measure: -Number of pharmacists involved in providing birth control services
Implementation - Service Characteristics Number of Pharmacy Staff
Time frame: up to 12 months
Implementation outcomes will focus on how the service (pharmacist-prescribed PEP/PrEP services) is implemented. Name of the Measurement: Implementation - Service Characteristics Measurement Tool: Pharmacy Service Characteristics Questionnaire Unit of Measure: -Number of pharmacy staff (non-pharmacists) involved in providing PEP/PrEP services
Implementation - Service Characteristics Cash Pay
Time frame: up to 12 months
Implementation outcomes will focus on how the service (pharmacist-prescribed PEP/PrEP services) is implemented. Name of the Measurement: Implementation - Service Characteristics Measurement Tool: Pharmacy Service Characteristics Questionnaire Unit of Measure: -Total amount of money coming in (revenue) from the service via cash pay
Implementation - Service Characteristics Insurance Billing
Time frame: up to 12 months
Implementation outcomes will focus on how the service (pharmacist-prescribed PEP/PrEP services) is implemented. Name of the Measurement: Implementation - Service Characteristics Measurement Tool: Pharmacy Service Characteristics Questionnaire Unit of Measure: -Total amount of money coming in (revenue) from the service via insurance billing
Implementation - Proctor Implementation Outcomes
Time frame: up to 12 months
Implementation outcomes will be measured using Proctor et al.'s (2011) implementation framework. The domains in this framework include appropriateness, acceptability, adoption, feasibility, and fidelity. Survey items will map to each of these domains. Name of the measurement: Implementation - Proctor Implementation Outcomes Measurement tool: Implementation Outcomes Scale Unit of Measure: 5-point Likert-type scale (1= strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree). This same scale is used for all implementation domains (appropriateness, acceptability, adoption, feasibility, and fidelity).
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- 18 years of age or older
- Provide, or willing to provide, PEP/PrEP services in a participating pharmacy
- Use the PEPPI software to provide birth control services
Exclusion criteria
- None PATIENT Participants Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Seek PEP or PrEP services at a participating pharmacy
- Use the PEPPI software to receive PEP/PrEP services at a participating pharmacy Exclusion Criteria:
Where
- Del Mar, California
Collaborators
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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