PrEP US NoW: PrEP Utilization Through Increasing Social Capital Among YBMSM Networks With Women

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Conditions studied: PrEP Uptake

In brief

This project is a randomized intervention looking at PrEP uptake among young, black men who identify as gay, bisexual, or same gender loving, utilizing black females within the community to help deliver study related topics. All participants will download the Us\*Now mHealth app that was created specifically for this project. Participants randomized to the Intervention arm will interact with the Us\*Now mHealth app and will be invited to attend 4 weekly sessions led by a black female facilitator where the topic are pre-selected by the study team. Participants randomized to the Control arm will interact with the Us\*Now mHealth app only.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07024745

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

37

Starts

2024-05-09

Expected to finish

2025-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-26

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female Facilitators: 1) Black/African American; 2) age 18-80 years old; 3) Female; 4) able to lead weekly sessions with participants; 5) able to download the Us*Now mHealth app
• Participants: 1) Black/African American; 2) age 18-29 years old; 3) Male; 4) Identifies as gay, bisexual, or same gender loving; 5) able to download the Us*Now mHealth app

You may not qualify if…

• Female Facilitators: 1) does not identify as Black/African American; 2) not Female; 3) not able to lead the weekly sessions or attend the study training
• Participants: 1) does not identify as Black/African American; 2) age 30 years or older; 3) Identifies as Straight or Heterosexual; 4) not able to download the Us*Now mHealth app

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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