HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education): Using Online Social Networks for HIV Prevention and Testing (HOPE)
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01701206 |
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Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 5, 2012
Last Update Posted : May 3, 2017
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Sponsor:
University of California, Los Angeles
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Sean Young, PhD, MS, University of California, Los Angeles
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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.
| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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| HIV | Behavioral: HIV knowledge Intervention | Not Applicable |
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Actual Enrollment : | 558 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | Single (Participant) |
| Primary Purpose: | Other |
| Official Title: | Using Online Social Networks for HIV Prevention and Testing |
| Study Start Date : | July 2009 |
| Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2015 |
| Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2015 |
| Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: HIV intervention Group
Experimental arm receives peer-led HIV information on social media
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Behavioral: HIV knowledge Intervention |
| No Intervention: Control arm |
Primary Outcome Measures :
- HIV self-testing-Number of participants who request an HIV self-testing kit [ Time Frame: Measured during the intervention ]
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Criteria
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
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Locations
| United States, California | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Los Angeles, California, United States, 90024 | |
| Peru | |
| Epicentro Commun | |
| Lima, Peru | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, Los Angeles
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| Responsible Party: | Sean Young, PhD, MS, Assistant Professor In-Residence, University of California, Los Angeles |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01701206 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
K01MH090884 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
| First Posted: | October 5, 2012 Key Record Dates |
| Last Update Posted: | May 3, 2017 |
| Last Verified: | May 2017 |
Keywords provided by Sean Young, PhD, MS, University of California, Los Angeles:
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HIV social networking at-risk populations sexual risk behaviors |