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Completed No phase listed Observational

Using Social Media to Deliver HIV Self-Testing Kits and Link to Online PrEP Services

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04155502

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Brief summary

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The primary objective of this study is to compare the relative effectiveness of three web-based platforms: social media sites (e.g., Facebook), dating applications \[apps\] (e.g., Grindr), and informational sites (e.g., Google) to promote self-testing of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) who are at increased risk of HIV exposure and/or infection. In addition, we will measure Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and evaluate the degree to which substance use and, separately, the participant's intention to test affect HIV self-testing and PrEP uptake. Through this research, we will also examine how participants' social media use, attitudes on HIV testing, perceptions of sexual risk behavior, medical mistrust, and stigma impact HIV testing and PrEP uptake.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT04155502
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Lisa A. Marsch
Other
Enrollment
272 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 30 Years
Sex
Male
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jan 5, 2020
Primary completion
Sep 19, 2020
Completion
Sep 24, 2020
Last update posted
Dec 16, 2020

2020

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Los Angeles California 90024

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