Using Technology to Match Young Black Men and Transwomen Who Have Sex With Men or Transwomen to HIV Testing Options
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: HIV Testing
In brief
Young Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transwomen in the US are affected by HIV at severely disproportionate rates. A key component of HIV prevention for communities at risk is diagnosing HIV infections through regular HIV testing. A significant proportion of young Black MSM and transwomen have not tested in the prior year. This research study seeks to address low HIV testing rates among young Black MSM and transwomen by testing a brief Internet-based HIV testing intervention optimized for mobile devices. The intervention takes advantage of the variety of HIV testing options now available, including the HIV self testing, couples-based HIV counseling and testing and traditional clinic-based testing and will provide men and transwomen with a tailored recommendation of their optimal HIV testing approach. The investigators are conducting a pilot randomized study among young Black MSM and transwomen followed for 6 months to estimate the intervention's potential efficacy in increasing HIV testing.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02834572
- Run by
- New York Blood Center
- People needed
- 236
- Starts
- 2016-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-08
Who can join
Age: 16 and older, up to 29. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- male at birth;
- self-identify as Black, African American, Caribbean Black, African Black or multiethnic Black;
- able to read and respond in English;
- between 16-29 years of age;
- known to be HIV-infected;
- insertive or receptive anal intercourse with a man or transwoman in the last 12 months;
- reside in the New York City metropolitan area
You may not qualify if…
- enrolled in any other HIV research study involving HIV testing
- participant in an HIV vaccine trial
- currently taking pre-exposure prophylaxis
Where it is running
- New York Blood Center — New York, New York, United States
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