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NCT01701206CompletedNot Applicable

Using Online Social Networks for HIV Prevention and Testing

University of California, Los Angeles3 sites in 2 countries558 target enrollmentStarted: July 2009Last updated:
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Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
558
Locations
3
Primary Endpoint
HIV self-testing-Number of participants who request an HIV self-testing kit
Study OverviewStudy DesignEligibility CriteriaOutcomesInvestigatorsSitesRecords & IdentifiersSimilar Trials

Study Overview

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.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
Single (Participant)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

HIV self-testing-Number of participants who request an HIV self-testing kit

Time Frame: Measured during the intervention

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Sean Young, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor In-Residence

University of California, Los Angeles

Study Sites (3)

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