Comparison of Men's Prevention Apps to Research Efficacy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, Risk Reduction

In brief

A randomized three arm control trial to examine the efficacy of two distinct apps (LYNX and MyChoices) developed for young men who have sex with men (YMSM) compared to standard of care (SOC) information about HIV testing and PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03965221

Run by

Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.

People needed

381

Starts

2019-10-14

Expected to finish

2022-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2022-07-28

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 29. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 15 to 29 years.
• Assigned male sex at birth and male identified.
• Self-report being HIV uninfected or HIV status-unknown at screening.
• Self-report having not had an HIV test in the past 3 months.
• Self-report not currently taking PrEP.
• Self-report at least one episode of anal intercourse with a male or transfemale partner during the last 12 months.
• Able to understand, read, and speak English.
• Owns or leases a phone with Android platform or iOS platform, has an active data plan Has phone setting in English or Spanish, or willing to use an English or Spanish phone setting over the course of the study (Spanish setting is only for bilingual participants who speak both English and Spanish fluently)
• Willing and able to attend an in-person baseline study visit in one of the study site areas, or willing to attend a remote online baseline study visit

You may not qualify if…

• Currently enrolled in another HIV intervention study.
• Prior enrollment in an HIV vaccine trial with receipt of experimental vaccine product.
• Enrollment in Aims 2 and 3 of the prior MyChoices (UNC IRB# 17-0256) or LYNX (UNC IRB# 17-0170) studies
• Any medical, psychiatric, or social condition or other responsibilities that, in the judgment of the investigator, would make participation in the study unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives.
• Not willing and/or not able to download the MyChoices and LYNX apps onto their phone

Where it is running

• University of South Florida, Infectious Diseases — Tampa, Florida, United States
• PRISM Health — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Ayar @ Core — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Fenway Health Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Montefiore Children's Hospital — The Bronx, New York, United States
• RAIN, Inc — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
• Adolescent Initiative at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States

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