Social Media Based Peer-Led Intervention for HIV Prevention

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV Prevention, PrEP Uptake

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of E-PrEP on reaching young men of color who have sex with men (YMCSM) at high-risk of HIV infection to reduce HIV acquisition. E-PrEP is a peer-designed social media-based health intervention to increase PrEP awareness, knowledge, and motivation as a tool for HIV prevention and to increase linkage to primary care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03213366

Run by

Montefiore Medical Center

People needed

152

Starts

2017-06-16

Expected to finish

2017-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male or Transgender individual; Ages 18-29; Have had unprotected anal sex with a male partner in the prior 12 months; Fluent in English or Spanish; Are HIV-negative or unknown status (self-report); Identify as Black and/or Latino

You may not qualify if…

• YMCSM who do not consent/assent to study; not currently using at least one of 2 social media sites that will be used for the E-PrEP intervention (not using Facebook, or Instagram), and do not live in New York City.

Where it is running

• Albert Einstein College of Medicine — The Bronx, New York, United States

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