Evaluation of eHealth Videos for the Singaporean Gay, Bisexual and Queer Male Community
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 300
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in intention to test for HIV at 3 months
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The study is a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial design to evaluate an online video series developed by a community-based organization in Singapore for gay, bisexual and queer men.
A total of 300 HIV-negative, gay, bisexual and queer men in Singapore aged 18 to 29 years old will be recruited with the assistance of the partner community-based organization (CBO), Action for AIDS Singapore. Recruitment will utilize both online and offline channels, and with the help of other CBOs in Singapore. Participants should also not have watched the video prior to their participation in this study, which will be ascertained through a questionnaire.
Participants will subsequently be randomized into the intervention arm (n=150) and the control arm (n=150). The treatment group (n=150) will be assigned the intervention along with sexual health information via a pamphlet, while the control group (n=150) will be assigned only the sexual health information via a pamphlet. This will be conducted through block randomization.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 29 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Self-reported HIV-negative status, or unsure of HIV status
- •Self-reported gay, bisexual or queer sexual orientation
- •Self-reported male gender, regardless of sex assigned at birth
- •Self-reported age of 18 to 29 years old at point of recruitment
- •Singapore citizen or permanent resident at the point of recruitment
- •Self-reported as never having watched an online video drama series by Gayhealth.sg or Action for AIDS in the last year
Exclusion Criteria
- •Participants who have watched the People Like Us Series prior to study
- •Participants who have self-reported being HIV-positive
- •Participants who are not English-literate
- •Participants aged below 18 or above 29 at baseline recruitment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in intention to test for HIV at 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months
Participants are asked: "How likely are you to get tested for HIV in the next three months?"; to which they may respond: 1. Extremely unlikely to get tested 2. Very unlikely to get tested 3. Somewhat unlikely to get tested 4. Somewhat likely to get tested 5. Very likely to get tested 6. Extremely likely to get tested
Change in intention to test for Syphilis at 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months
Participants are asked: "How likely are you to get tested for Syphilis in the next three months?"; to which they may respond: 1. Extremely unlikely to get tested 2. Very unlikely to get tested 3. Somewhat unlikely to get tested 4. Somewhat likely to get tested 5. Very likely to get tested 6. Extremely likely to get tested
HIV testing at 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months
Participants are asked: "When did you go for you last (most recent) voluntary HIV test?"; to which they may respond: 1. Never 2. In the last 3 months 3. In the last 6 months 4. 6 to 12 months ago 5. More than 1 year ago
Syphilis testing at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Participants are asked: "When did you go for you last (most recent) voluntary Syphilis test?"; to which they may respond: 1. Never 2. In the last 3 months 3. In the last 6 months 4. 6 to 12 months ago 5. More than 1 year ago
Self-reported regularity of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea testing at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Participants are asked: "On average, how regularly do you test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea?"; to which they may respond: 1. I do not test regularly 2. Once every few years 3. Once a year 4. Once every 6 months 5. Once every 3 months 6. Once a month
Syphilis testing at 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months
Participants are asked: "When did you go for you last (most recent) voluntary Syphilis test?"; to which they may respond: 1. Never 2. In the last 3 months 3. In the last 6 months 4. 6 to 12 months ago 5. More than 1 year ago
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea testing at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Participants are asked: "When did you go for you last (most recent) voluntary Chlamydia or Gonorrhea test?"; to which they may respond: 1. Never 2. In the last 3 months 3. In the last 6 months 4. 6 to 12 months ago 5. More than 1 year ago
Change in intention to test for HIV at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Participants are asked: "How likely are you to get tested for HIV in the next three months?"; to which they may respond: 1. Extremely unlikely to get tested 2. Very unlikely to get tested 3. Somewhat unlikely to get tested 4. Somewhat likely to get tested 5. Very likely to get tested 6. Extremely likely to get tested
Change in intention to test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea at 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months
Participants are asked: "How likely are you to get tested for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the next three months?"; to which they may respond: 1. Extremely unlikely to get tested 2. Very unlikely to get tested 3. Somewhat unlikely to get tested 4. Somewhat likely to get tested 5. Very likely to get tested 6. Extremely likely to get tested
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea testing at 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months
Participants are asked: "When did you go for you last (most recent) voluntary Chlamydia or Gonorrhea test?"; to which they may respond: 1. Never 2. In the last 3 months 3. In the last 6 months 4. 6 to 12 months ago 5. More than 1 year ago
Self-reported regularity of HIV testing at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Participants are asked: "On average, how regularly do you test for HIV?"; to which they may respond: 1. I do not test regularly 2. Once every few years 3. Once a year 4. Once every 6 months 5. Once every 3 months 6. Once a month
Self-reported regularity of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea testing at 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months
Participants are asked: "On average, how regularly do you test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea?"; to which they may respond: 1. I do not test regularly 2. Once every few years 3. Once a year 4. Once every 6 months 5. Once every 3 months 6. Once a month
Change in intention to test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Participants are asked: "How likely are you to get tested for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the next three months?"; to which they may respond: 1. Extremely unlikely to get tested 2. Very unlikely to get tested 3. Somewhat unlikely to get tested 4. Somewhat likely to get tested 5. Very likely to get tested 6. Extremely likely to get tested
Self-reported regularity of HIV testing at 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months
Participants are asked: "On average, how regularly do you test for HIV?"; to which they may respond: 1. I do not test regularly 2. Once every few years 3. Once a year 4. Once every 6 months 5. Once every 3 months 6. Once a month
Self-reported regularity of Syphilis testing at 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months
Participants are asked: "On average, how regularly do you test for Syphilis?"; to which they may respond: 1. I do not test regularly 2. Once every few years 3. Once a year 4. Once every 6 months 5. Once every 3 months 6. Once a month
Change in intention to test for Syphilis at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Participants are asked: "How likely are you to get tested for Syphilis in the next three months?"; to which they may respond: 1. Extremely unlikely to get tested 2. Very unlikely to get tested 3. Somewhat unlikely to get tested 4. Somewhat likely to get tested 5. Very likely to get tested 6. Extremely likely to get tested
HIV testing at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Participants are asked: "When did you go for you last (most recent) voluntary HIV test?"; to which they may respond: 1. Never 2. In the last 3 months 3. In the last 6 months 4. 6 to 12 months ago 5. More than 1 year ago
Self-reported regularity of Syphilis testing at 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Participants are asked: "On average, how regularly do you test for Syphilis?"; to which they may respond: 1. I do not test regularly 2. Once every few years 3. Once a year 4. Once every 6 months 5. Once every 3 months 6. Once a month
Secondary Outcomes
- Modified Self-Concealment Scale(3 months and 6 months)
- Perceived Homophobia(3 months and 6 months)
- HIV testing self-efficacy(3 months and 6 months)
- Knowledge of risks associated with acquiring other sexually transmitted infections(3 months and 6 months)
- Internalized Homophobia(3 months and 6 months)
- Incidence of sexually transmitted infections(3 months and 6 months)
- Risk perception for other sexually transmitted infections(3 months and 6 months)
- Consistent condom use for anal sex with casual partners or sex workers(3 months and 6 months)
- HIV testing social norms(3 months and 6 months)
- Risk perception for HIV(3 months and 6 months)
- Knowledge of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis(3 months and 6 months)
- Knowledge of HIV(3 months and 6 months)
- Connectedness to LGBT Community(3 months and 6 months)
Investigators
TAN KAY JIN RAYNER
Principal Investigator
National University of Singapore