HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education): Using Online Social Networks for HIV Prevention and Testing

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HIV

• Registration Number: NCT01701206
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles

Brief Summary

This study seeks to determine whether social networking technologies can be used to increase HIV prevention and testing.The HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education) model seeks to apply a diffusion of innovations style intervention to social media to increase HIV testing.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-07
• Study First Submitted: 2012-10-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-10-04
• Study First Posted: 2012-10-05
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study Completion: 2015-07
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 558

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years or older
• Has had sex with a man in the past 12 months
• Lives in Lima or Callao, Peu
• Has a Facebook account or willing to create one

Exclusion Criteria

• Does not satisfy inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HIV self-testing-Number of participants who request an HIV self-testing kit	Measured during the intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University of California, Los Angeles; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States

Epicentro Commun; 🇵🇪 Lima, Peru