P3 (Prepared, Protected, emPowered)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Safe Sex, Adherence, Medication

In brief

P3 (Prepared, Protected, emPowered) is an interactive smartphone app for HIV-uninfected YMSM and YTW that utilizes social networking and game-based mechanics as well as a comprehensive understanding of what constitutes "best practices" in app development to improve PrEP adherence and persistence in PrEP care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03320512

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

246

Starts

2019-05-15

Expected to finish

2021-09-16

Last updated by the study team

2022-10-25

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 24. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Are aged 16-24
• Were assigned male sex at birth
• Report sex with men or transgender women
• Are able to speak and read English
• Have reliable daily access to an Android or iOS smartphone with a data plan
• Are HIV-uninfected (self-report)
• Are not currently on PrEP but plan to initiate in the next 7 days and have an active PrEP prescription (prescription confirmed by study staff) OR on PrEP have an active PrEP prescription (prescription confirmed by study staff)
• Recruited from one of 9 subject recruitment venues (SRV) cities (Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Bronx, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Tampa, Florida; Chapel Hill, NC; Charlotte, NC)

You may not qualify if…

• Aged younger than 15 years or older than 24 years
• Not available to meet with project staff for planned study visit(s)
• Non-English speaking
• Living with HIV
• Not currently prescribed PrEP (study staff unable to verify participant has an active PrEP prescription by a health provider)
• Anticipate not having reliable access to a smartphone with a data plan for 2 or more days during field testing or 1 or more weeks during the RCT intervention period
• Planning to move out of study area during the study period
• Unwilling or unable to comply with protocol requirements.
• Participated in field trial phase of P3 study
• Unable to be consented due to active substance use or psychological condition.

Where it is running

• University of South Florida Infectious Diseases — Tampa, Florida, United States
• PRISM Health — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• The Adolescent and Young Adult Research (AYAR) at the CORE Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• The Fenway Institute — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Children's Hospital at Montefiore — The Bronx, New York, United States
• UNC-Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• RAIN — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
• Adolescent Initiative at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Texas Children's Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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