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NCT Number: NCT03078153

Effect of Social Media Support and Financial Incentives on PrEP Adherence

The purpose of this study is to determine if social media support and financial incentives improve adherence to Truvada as PrEP in African American, Latino and Asian MSM aged 18 to 24 living in the Washington, DC area who are at high risk for HIV acquisition.

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Key information

Conditions

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

Age range

18 year–24 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The GW Medical Faculty Associates

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male assigned at birth (regardless of current gender identity)
  • Age 18-24
  • Black/African American, Latino or Asian
  • HIV negative
  • History of unprotected anal sex with a man in the last 6 months
  • Living within the DC metropolitan statistical area and anticipate remaining within the DC area for the next 6 months
  • Not enrolled in any other HIV prevention trial
  • Interested in taking PrEP
  • Not a current PrEP user and have not taken PrEP in the last 30 days
  • Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Female sex at birth
  • Age younger than 18 or older than 24
  • Caucasian
  • HIV positive
  • Actively taking PrEP or having taken PrEP within 30 days of enrollment
  • Chronic hepatitis B infection
  • Known renal insufficiency
  • On probation or parole
  • Any other conditions that the Principal Investigator may consider a contraindication to enrolling in the study

Treatment and study plan

Financial incentive

Behavioral

Participants will receive a $50 gift card at 3- and 6- month follow-up visits.

Social Media Group

Behavioral

Participants will be invited to a study Facebook group which will have links to PrEP information and provide a forum for participants to ask questions and communicate their experience with PrEP

Primary outcomes

  1. Adherence To Truvada

    Time frame: 6 months

    Level of Truvada drug levels inside red blood cells (performed by dried blood spots)

Secondary outcomes

  1. New Cases of HIV

    Time frame: 6 months

    Number of reactive HIV rapid and 4th generation tests

  2. Incidence of STIs

    Time frame: 6 months

    Positive RPR, oropharyngeal/rectal/penile chlamydia and gonorrhea during study

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

George Washington University

Other

Collaborators

  • Gilead Sciences
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Social Media Support and Financial Incentives on Adherence to HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Young MSM of Color in Washington, DC

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Mar 13, 2017
Registry last updated
Feb 2, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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