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Effect of an Online Video-Based Intervention to Increase HIV Testing in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Peru

NCT ID: NCT00751192

Last Updated: 2008-10-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-10-31

Study Completion Date

2008-05-31

Brief Summary

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Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the greatest burden of the HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) epidemic in Peru. Current interventions that promote early identification and treatment of these diseases target a limited number of this population because they rely solely on peer education. To assess the use of the Internet as an alternative tool to reach this population the investigators propose to conduct an online randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of HIV-testing motivational videos versus standard public health text, both offered through gay websites. The methodology the investigators will use is divided in: (1) the development period, where the investigators will select gay websites for banner advertisement, create and refine effective recruitment messages and design the online survey and the video-based intervention (2) the intervention period, where participants who meet the eligibility criteria will be randomized into a video or a standard public health text. The videos will be customized for three audiences based on self-identification: gay, non-gay and trans and will be framed within the health-belief model and the stages of change theory (3) in the outcome evaluation period we will compare the 'intentions to get tested' and 'time to HIV testing at the clinic' among MSM of each of the trial arms. If the Internet is an effective venue to reach MSM for HIV testing, Peruvian health programs that target this population may start considering the delivery of web-based interventions and other online prevention services to this under served and hard-to-reach population.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HIV Infections

Keywords

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Men who have sex with men Peru HIV testing video online Internet HIV Seronegativity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Study Groups

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A

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

HIV-testing motivational videos

Intervention Type DEVICE

B

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard public health text

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interventions

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HIV-testing motivational videos

Intervention Type DEVICE

Standard public health text

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be 18 years of age or older
* Be a man and report having had sex with a man
* Be a resident of Lima, Peru
* Answer the survey from Lima, Peru
* Have not been tested for HIV during the last year
* Have an email address that when typed twice matched and
* Do not report being HIV positive
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Washington

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

NGO Via Libre

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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NGO Via Libre and University of Washington

Locations

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NGO Via Libre

Lima, Lima Province, Peru

Site Status

Countries

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Peru

References

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Blas MM, Alva IE, Cabello R, Garcia PJ, Carcamo C, Redmon M, Kimball AM, Ryan R, Kurth AE. Internet as a tool to access high-risk men who have sex with men from a resource-constrained setting: a study from Peru. Sex Transm Infect. 2007 Dec;83(7):567-70. doi: 10.1136/sti.2007.027276. Epub 2007 Oct 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17932128 (View on PubMed)

Blas MM, Alva IE, Carcamo CP, Cabello R, Goodreau SM, Kimball AM, Kurth AE. Effect of an online video-based intervention to increase HIV testing in men who have sex with men in Peru. PLoS One. 2010 May 3;5(5):e10448. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010448.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20454667 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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07-6194-J

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id