Mobile Health Intervention to Increase HIV Testing and Linkage to Care

Sponsor
Emory University
Study ID
NCT05484895
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
MALE
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • WeTest-WeLink — BEHAVIORAL
    "WeTest-WeLink" application on the WeChat platform provides videos on HIV self-testing and linkage to care; informational articles on HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI), testing, antiviral treatment (ART), and care; online behavioral self-assessments; linkage to providers; local data reports; stories about coping, wellness, and social support; two-way communication with NGO; and free, additional HST.
  • Control condition — BEHAVIORAL
    Contact information of local NGO for emergency referrals; free additional HST.

Study Details

This 5-year project will test an mobile health approach to improve HIV self-testing (HST) and linkage to HIV-related care among high-risk men in China. HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) will be randomly assigned to an intervention group: access to WeTest-WeLink (a mobile application-based HIV testing health promotion and risk reduction program), or a control group. Participant HST and sexual risk behaviors will be evaluated at baseline and at 6, 12, and 18 months post-baseline.

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 15, 2021
Status verified
Oct 2025
Primary completion
Oct 10, 2024
Completion
Oct 10, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
1,800 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: WeTest-WeLink intervention
    Participants will have access to "WeTest-WeLink" application on the WeChat platform, which provides multi-media contents on HIV-related health information, online self-assessments, linkage to providers, data reports, and personal stories, in addition to two-way communication with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and free, additional HST.
  • Active Comparator: Control
    Participants will receive contact information to local NGO to request basic information or receive emergency referrals; have access to "standard" WeChat group; and have free, additional HST.

Primary Outcome Measure

Number of Participants Completing HIV Self-Testing [ Time Frame: Months 6, 12, and 18 ]

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