Promoting HIV Self-testing Among MSM During COVID-19 Pandemic

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Behavior

• Registration Number: NCT05398835
• Lead Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

A community-based organization (CBO) recruited Chinese-speaking men who have sex with men who are HIV-negative or unknown sero-status through multiple channels in Hong Kong, China.

Participants first complete a baseline telephone survey, and then receive the following health promotion components: 1) viewing an online video promoting HIVST, 2) visiting the project webpage containing demonstration video of how to use HIVST kits, information about local HIV epidemic and benefits of HIV testing and HIVST, and a discussion forum containing positive feedback of HIVST users, and 3) having access to a chargeable HIVST services implemented by the CBO.

All participants are invited to complete a follow-up telephone survey six months after completion of the baseline survey.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-01
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-30
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-31
• Study Completion: 2022-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 18 years or above
• Having access to internet
• Anal intercourse with at least one man in the past six months
• Willing to complete telephone follow-up survey at Month 6

Exclusion Criteria

• Self-reported to be HIV positive

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HIV self-testing	6 months	Uptake of any type of home-based HIV self-testing
HIV testing	6 months	Uptake of any type of HIV testing

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre for Health Behaviours Research, the Chinese University of Hong Kong; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong