Evaluating the Effect of a Novel Web-based Intervention to Increase HIV Testing in Men Who Have Sex With Men
NCT ID: NCT01760057
Last Updated: 2015-05-28
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
400 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-01-31
2015-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SCREENING
NONE
Study Groups
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Health promotion message
Standard online message with an invitation for free HIV testing similar in content to other Peruvian websites
Standard online message with an invitation for free HIV testing similar in content to other Peruvian websites
Combined Web-based HIV intervention
Online HIV testing motivational videos and messages sent via mobile-phone text messaging, e-mail or instant messaging
Online HIV testing motivational videos and messages sent via mobile-phone text messaging, e-mail or instant messaging
Interventions
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Online HIV testing motivational videos and messages sent via mobile-phone text messaging, e-mail or instant messaging
Standard online message with an invitation for free HIV testing similar in content to other Peruvian websites
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* be a man and report having had sex with a man within the last 12 months,
* be a resident of metropolitan Lima, Peru,
* have not been tested for HIV within the last 12 months,
* have a valid e-mail address,
* do not report being HIV positive.
18 Years
MALE
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH
NGO Via Libre
OTHER
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Magaly Blas
Research professor
Principal Investigators
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Magaly M Blas, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Locations
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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Lima Province, Peru
Countries
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References
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Blas MM, Alva IE, Cabello R, Carcamo C, Kurth AE. Risk behaviors and reasons for not getting tested for HIV among men who have sex with men: an online survey in Peru. PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e27334. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027334. Epub 2011 Nov 9.
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.
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.
Curioso WH, Blas MM, Nodell B, Alva IE, Kurth AE. Opportunities for providing web-based interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections in Peru. PLoS Med. 2007 Feb;4(2):e11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040011.
Blas MM, Menacho LA, Alva IE, Cabello R, Orellana ER. Motivating men who have sex with men to get tested for HIV through the internet and mobile phones: a qualitative study. PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e54012. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054012. Epub 2013 Jan 8.
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