Intervention to Encourage HIV Testing and Counseling Among Adolescents
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 26
- 主要终点
- Efficacy of a HIV prevention videogame measured by self-report questionnaire developed by the study team,
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to minimize risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in adolescent boys and girls, ages 15-16, by promoting HIV testing and counseling (HTC) through the use of an interactive videogame. With input from focus groups of adolescents, the investigators will adapt an HIV prevention videogame, PlayForward: Elm City Stories, for adolescents ages 15-16 . The investigators will then pilot test the videogame in 30 adolescents to assess the acceptability and feasibility of the videogame. They will also assess whether the videogame increased the participants' intentions to obtain HTC, whether they actually obtained HTC, and whether the videogame increased knowledge of HIV.
详细描述
Adolescents are at high risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). To help them to minimize their risk and maintain their uninfected status, it is critical to give them the information, motivation, and skills to get HIV testing and counseling (HTC).
The current proposal focuses on adapting an existing HIV prevention videogame, PlayForward: Elm City Stories (R01HD062080), developed for 11-14 year olds, to include a primary focus on promoting access to and uptake of HTC in adolescent boys and girls, ages 15-16. PlayForward, an engaging and interactive videogame grounded in social learning theory and the theory of planned behavior, was developed through extensive work with its target audience to focus on the delay of sexual initiation in young teens and is currently demonstrating preliminary efficacy in a large randomized controlled trial (RCT).
In this Phase I proposal, PlayForward will be adapted for use in a slightly older age group with the primary outcome of encouraging them (increasing intentions) to obtain HTC and increasing knowledge about HIV/AIDS.
Working with the multi-disciplinary team of the play2PREVENT (p2P) Lab, we will conduct the formative work with our target audience and content experts to modify PlayForward for a focus on promoting HTC. To this end, our specific aims for this Phase I proposal targeting HTC in 15-16 year old adolescents are to:
Aim 1: Translate our culturally and socially-tailored videogame PlayForward to focus on HTC in an older age group of 15-16 year old boys and girls by:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 15 Years 至 16 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •participants must: 1) be 15-16 years of age and 2) be able to participate in a mobile videogame (willing to sit with a tablet computer for 60 minutes/session to play the game).
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
HIV prevention videogame
Participants will play PlayForward on a tablet computer for 1 hour, two times per week for 3 weeks.
干预措施: HIV prevention videogame (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Efficacy of a HIV prevention videogame measured by self-report questionnaire developed by the study team,
时间窗: After 3 weeks of using the videogame
Efficacy measure will include items on intentions around HIV Testing/Counseling and knowledge of HIV.
Efficacy of a HIV prevention videogame measured by self-report questionnaire developed by the study team.
时间窗: Three weeks after 3 weeks of using the videogame
Efficacy measure will include items on intentions around HIV Testing/Counseling and knowledge of HIV.
次要结局
- Satisfaction/acceptability of the HIV prevention videogame measured by self-report questionnaire developed by the study team.(After 3 weeks of using the videogame)