Engaging Seronegative Youth to Optimize HIV Prevention Continuum

NCT ID: NCT03134833

Last Updated: 2022-12-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1478 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-05-06

Study Completion Date

2022-11-30

Brief Summary

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The focus of this study (Engaging Seronegative Youth to Optimize HIV Prevention Continuum) - will be to stop HIV-related risk acts and to encourage youth at high risk for HIV to adopt antiretroviral medications as treatment and prevention (either pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or post exposure prophylaxis) among gay, bisexual and transgender and/or homeless youth with contact with the criminal justice system in the HIV epicenters of Los Angeles and New Orleans. A cohort of 1500 youth at the highest risk of seroconverting over 24 months will be identified. The goal will be to optimize the HIV Prevention Continuum over 24 months. The proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to compare youth outcomes when randomized to one of four automated and person-mediated social media delivered intervention conditions: 1) Automated Messaging and Monitoring Intervention (AMMI) only (n=900) consisting of daily motivational, instructional, and referral text-messaging (SMS), and brief, weekly SMS monitoring surveys of outcomes; 2) Peer Support through social media plus AMMI (n=200) via private online discussion boards; 3) Coaching plus AMMI (n=200) to provide service linkages, eligibility support, appointment coordination and follow-up, communication with healthcare providers, and brief motivational and strengths-based counseling for linkage and retention to prevention, mental health, and substance abuse services; and, 4) Coaching plus Peer Support and AMMI (n=200).

Detailed Description

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Despite dramatic improvements in the biomedical treatments for both preventing and treating HIV infection, American adolescents are increasingly likely to become infected, are not using ARV for prevention or treatment, and are not learning they are HIV seropositive when they have become infected. America's HIV epidemic among youth has more than doubled in the last 15 years and now represents 26% of the epidemic. These youth are not found in every community - geography is destiny in HIV prevention (www.AIDSVu.com). YLH are concentrated along I-95 on the East Coast, in Southern cities, and West Coast. Given the distribution of emerging infections, we have chosen two HIV epicenters, Los Angeles (LA) and New Orleans, to test a strategy to identify, link to care, and intervene to prevent HIV. Even in those two areas, adolescent HIV will not be found in every neighborhood. In LA, six neighborhoods account for 80% of HIV cases in the County - reflecting the concentration of HIV within neighborhoods and settings. In each epicenter, the youth at highest risk of infection will be gay, bisexual, and transgendered youth (GBTY), especially those who are Black and Latino. Homeless youth will also be at highest risk: the last HIV seroprevalence study showed a 5.3% rate among homeless youth. Youth who are incarcerated are at higher risk of being in risk setting and will be targeted for recruitment to this study. Having a sexual orientation as GBTY is highly stigmatizing and youth are developmentally challenged about who, when, how, and what to disclose their sexual orientation of HIV status to their families and their peers. Unfortunately 42% of GBTY's parents eject their children when children disclose being GBTY resulting in 40% of homeless youth being GBTY. Homeless GBTY had a seroprevalence of 24.8% in 1989.

The sites that typically serve GBTY and High Risk Youth (HRY) (gay-identified CBO and homeless shelters) in HIV epicenters only provide HIV testing to about 10% of youth currently. To effectively stop HIV among youth, a more integrated strategy that tests for HIV and STIs repeatedly, links youth to care, and helps youth access all HIV prevention strategies, including Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), is needed. The proposed research will test such a strategy.

To eliminate HIV among youth, scalable, efficacious, and cost-effective strategies are needed to optimize the HIV Prevention Continuum of repeat testing, linkage to biomedical and behavioral prevention, and retention and adherence over time to PrEP, PEP, condom use and reduced number of partners. The HIV Prevention Continuum is a framework for guiding prevention efforts.

Advances in mobile and social media technologies have created opportunities to engage and intervene with large numbers of youth at relatively low costs, technologies that permeate their daily routines. This study will use two primary technology platforms: text-messaging and social media. Text-messaging, email, internet and social media use are nearly universal among youth, including homeless youth. Rates of mobile phone, smartphone, and internet usage increase with age, and nearly 90% of young adolescents (age 13-17) having a mobile phone. Texting is particularly important for adolescents; 90% of those with phones text, typically receiving and sending 30 texts each day. Similarly, over 90% of adolescents under age 18 go online daily, more than half several times a day, which is facilitated the three quarters with smartphones that are crossing the digital divide. African-American and Latino youth have higher rates of smartphone and internet use than White. All of these rates increase for adolescents 18 and over. Ownership, access, and use rates are similar for homeless youth, although with less frequency and some inconsistency. Much of this online activity is driven by social media, particularly via smartphones, with over 70% of adolescents under 18, for example, using Facebook and other applications (about half also use Instagram and Snapchat).

The interventions proposed in this study will use text-messaging and social media to engage "youth where they're at" in the digital environment as preferences and functions change. Importantly, mobile phones continue to receive text-messages even when data plans run out of credit to use apps' and mobile-web browsers or send text-messages. Therefore, the core component our technology strategy will be text-messaging in the Automated Messaging and Monitoring Intervention (AMMI) for all youth in the cohort. Social media will be used by Peer Supporters to engage and support their peers through online discussion boards while Coaches will engage through social media, text-messaging, and voice and video-chats (however most acceptable to individual youth), as well as in person contacts. Mobile and social media technology-based engagement, retention, prevention, and mobilization strategies are likely to be scalable. This study will test whether they are also efficacious and cost-effective.

Upon study launch in April 2017, decisions were made with the funder to provide three-site STI testing at baseline and every follow-up assessment. In December 2018, the funder changed priorities and reduced support for STI testing to rectal testing only at baseline, 12- and 24-month follow-up, unless the participant displays STI symptoms or requests testing at other follow-up assessments. The funder has also decided to terminate the intervention and follow-up assessments at 12 months, rather than 24 months, for youth who are at lower behavioral risk for HIV acquisition.

Conditions

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HIV Mental Health Substance Use STI

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Automated Messaging & Monitoring

Youth randomized to the Automated Messaging and Monitoring Intervention (AMMI) arm will receive daily texts to motivate, inform, and refer youth to health care and HIV services. Message banks will focus on the HIV Prevention Continuum, with libraries of text messages dedicated to healthcare, wellness, sexual health, drug use and medication reminders (e.g., for PrEP) for young men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) and non-MSM.

Youth will also receive a weekly monitoring survey that covers seven domains, including: use of PrEP/PEP, condomless sex, potential symptoms of acute HIV infection, potential symptoms of STI, excessive use of alcohol and/or drugs, feelings of sadness or depression, and housing or food insecurity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Automated Messaging & Monitoring

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth will receive messages 1-5 messages per day for 24 months. Message banks of about 750 text messages (70-120/domain) will focus on the HIV Prevention Continuum, with messages dedicated to healthcare, wellness, sexual health, drug use and medication reminders (e.g., for PrEP) for MSM and non-MSM. Youth will be able to choose the time that they receive daily texts. Text timing and the frequency of texts (e.g., if the youth "comes out") will be updated at 4-month intervals.

Youth will complete weekly monitoring surveys by text message. The survey will cover seven domains related to the HIV Prevention Continuum. In case of non-response, reminder messages will be sent to the youth. After three days of non-response, a follow-telephone call will occur.

Peer Support

Youth randomized to the Peer Support arm will be enrolled in private, online peer support groups, where they can post information and have discussions with other participants, guided broadly by topics relevant to the HIV Prevention Continuum. Peer Supporters will post to encourage and broadly guide discussion, while Coaches and Project Coordinators will be available to provide factual information (as needed), and remove inappropriate content. All youth will also receive AMMI messages.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Automated Messaging & Monitoring

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth will receive messages 1-5 messages per day for 24 months. Message banks of about 750 text messages (70-120/domain) will focus on the HIV Prevention Continuum, with messages dedicated to healthcare, wellness, sexual health, drug use and medication reminders (e.g., for PrEP) for MSM and non-MSM. Youth will be able to choose the time that they receive daily texts. Text timing and the frequency of texts (e.g., if the youth "comes out") will be updated at 4-month intervals.

Youth will complete weekly monitoring surveys by text message. The survey will cover seven domains related to the HIV Prevention Continuum. In case of non-response, reminder messages will be sent to the youth. After three days of non-response, a follow-telephone call will occur.

Peer Support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth will be enrolled in online, private discussion groups.

Peer Support will be offered by fellow participants and/or Youth Advisory Board members that have been trained in basic information on HIV, STI, drug use, mental health, homelessness, and stigma; using social media to create wall posts and use chat functions; and, how to initiate conversations on sensitive topics. By posting and responding to messages, Peer Supporters will encourage and broadly guide conversation related to the HIV Prevention Continuum, and other relevant topics.

Coaches and Project Coordinators will be available to provide factual information (as needed), and remove inappropriate content.

Coaching

Youth randomized to the Coaching arm will have access to a dedicated Coach for crisis management, problem-solving, linkage to HIV and related services, and care coordination. The Coach's primary means of contact with youth will be electronic - using e-mail, social media, text messages - and phone calls. In person contacts may also occur. AMMI is also provided to all youth.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Automated Messaging & Monitoring

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth will receive messages 1-5 messages per day for 24 months. Message banks of about 750 text messages (70-120/domain) will focus on the HIV Prevention Continuum, with messages dedicated to healthcare, wellness, sexual health, drug use and medication reminders (e.g., for PrEP) for MSM and non-MSM. Youth will be able to choose the time that they receive daily texts. Text timing and the frequency of texts (e.g., if the youth "comes out") will be updated at 4-month intervals.

Youth will complete weekly monitoring surveys by text message. The survey will cover seven domains related to the HIV Prevention Continuum. In case of non-response, reminder messages will be sent to the youth. After three days of non-response, a follow-telephone call will occur.

Coaching

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth will have access to a dedicated Coach to assist with crisis support and problem-solving, linkage to HIV and related services (e.g., for substance use, mental health), and care coordination. Coaches will be accessible electronically (using social media, e-mail, text messaging) and by phone. In cases where virtual support has failed, Coaches will be available in-person (e.g., to accompany a participant to a doctor's appointment). We anticipate that Coaches will provide each youth with 10 hours of support, on average, per year.

Coaching + Peer Support

Youth randomized to the Coach + Peer Support arm will be enrolled in online, private peer support groups and have access to a Coach. As well as AMMI messages.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Automated Messaging & Monitoring

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth will receive messages 1-5 messages per day for 24 months. Message banks of about 750 text messages (70-120/domain) will focus on the HIV Prevention Continuum, with messages dedicated to healthcare, wellness, sexual health, drug use and medication reminders (e.g., for PrEP) for MSM and non-MSM. Youth will be able to choose the time that they receive daily texts. Text timing and the frequency of texts (e.g., if the youth "comes out") will be updated at 4-month intervals.

Youth will complete weekly monitoring surveys by text message. The survey will cover seven domains related to the HIV Prevention Continuum. In case of non-response, reminder messages will be sent to the youth. After three days of non-response, a follow-telephone call will occur.

Peer Support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth will be enrolled in online, private discussion groups.

Peer Support will be offered by fellow participants and/or Youth Advisory Board members that have been trained in basic information on HIV, STI, drug use, mental health, homelessness, and stigma; using social media to create wall posts and use chat functions; and, how to initiate conversations on sensitive topics. By posting and responding to messages, Peer Supporters will encourage and broadly guide conversation related to the HIV Prevention Continuum, and other relevant topics.

Coaches and Project Coordinators will be available to provide factual information (as needed), and remove inappropriate content.

Coaching

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth will have access to a dedicated Coach to assist with crisis support and problem-solving, linkage to HIV and related services (e.g., for substance use, mental health), and care coordination. Coaches will be accessible electronically (using social media, e-mail, text messaging) and by phone. In cases where virtual support has failed, Coaches will be available in-person (e.g., to accompany a participant to a doctor's appointment). We anticipate that Coaches will provide each youth with 10 hours of support, on average, per year.

Interventions

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Automated Messaging & Monitoring

Youth will receive messages 1-5 messages per day for 24 months. Message banks of about 750 text messages (70-120/domain) will focus on the HIV Prevention Continuum, with messages dedicated to healthcare, wellness, sexual health, drug use and medication reminders (e.g., for PrEP) for MSM and non-MSM. Youth will be able to choose the time that they receive daily texts. Text timing and the frequency of texts (e.g., if the youth "comes out") will be updated at 4-month intervals.

Youth will complete weekly monitoring surveys by text message. The survey will cover seven domains related to the HIV Prevention Continuum. In case of non-response, reminder messages will be sent to the youth. After three days of non-response, a follow-telephone call will occur.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Peer Support

Youth will be enrolled in online, private discussion groups.

Peer Support will be offered by fellow participants and/or Youth Advisory Board members that have been trained in basic information on HIV, STI, drug use, mental health, homelessness, and stigma; using social media to create wall posts and use chat functions; and, how to initiate conversations on sensitive topics. By posting and responding to messages, Peer Supporters will encourage and broadly guide conversation related to the HIV Prevention Continuum, and other relevant topics.

Coaches and Project Coordinators will be available to provide factual information (as needed), and remove inappropriate content.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Coaching

Youth will have access to a dedicated Coach to assist with crisis support and problem-solving, linkage to HIV and related services (e.g., for substance use, mental health), and care coordination. Coaches will be accessible electronically (using social media, e-mail, text messaging) and by phone. In cases where virtual support has failed, Coaches will be available in-person (e.g., to accompany a participant to a doctor's appointment). We anticipate that Coaches will provide each youth with 10 hours of support, on average, per year.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Youth aged 12-24
* HIV-negative status
* Able to provide informed consent
* At high-risk\* of HIV

* Youth will be considered at high-risk of HIV based on their responses to a screening questionnaire, which assesses - HIV status; PrEP / PEP use; gender; race/ethnicity; sexual orientation; homelessness; history of probation/incarceration; history of hospitalization for mental health issues; history of substance abuse use and treatment; and, history of STI.

Exclusion Criteria

* Youth under 12 years of age or above 24 years of age
* HIV-positive (if you become HIV-positive, they will be invited to participate in another, related ATN study)
* Unable to understand the study procedures due to intoxication or cognitive difficulties (any youth who appear to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be unable to enroll in the study but invited to return at a later date)
* Unable to provide voluntary written informed consent
* Do not meet aforementioned criteria for being at high-risk of HIV
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tulane University Health Sciences Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Friends Research Institute, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, Los Angeles

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dallas Swendeman

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Dallas Swendeman, PhD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, Los Angeles

Locations

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University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Tulane University Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Related Links

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https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-137.html

NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities and Guidelines for Determining AIDS Funding 2015.

http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015/

Teens, Social Media \& Technology Overview. (2015). Lenhart, A.

Other Identifiers

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U19HD089886

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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U19HD089886 - Study 3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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