HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education): Using Online Social Networks for HIV Prevention and Testing

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV

In brief

This study seeks to determine whether social networking technologies can be used to increase HIV prevention and testing.The HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education) model seeks to apply a diffusion of innovations style intervention to social media to increase HIV testing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01701206

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

558

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years or older
• Has had sex with a man in the past 12 months
• Lives in Lima or Callao, Peu
• Has a Facebook account or willing to create one

You may not qualify if…

• Does not satisfy inclusion criteria

Where it is running

• University of California, Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Epicentro Commun — Lima, Peru

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