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NCT Number: NCT02876926

Evaluating a Real-Time, Remote Monitoring System for Home-Based HIV Testing

This study explores whether offering follow-up counseling and referral over the phone after using a home-based HIV test increases rates of ever and repeat testing, compared with home-based testing with no follow-up (HBST alone) or mailing reminders for clinic-based testing.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Brown University School of Public Health

Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Sex with a partner met online in the past year
  • Anal sex (either insertive or receptive) with a casual male partner in the past 6 months without using condoms or pre-exposure prophylaxis
  • Own a smartphone (iOS or Android) with a service contract and data plan
  • Have a stable address where mail can be received
  • Speak English fluently

Exclusion criteria

  • Having tested for HIV in the last year

Treatment and study plan

"Smart" home-based test for HIV

Behavioral

A standard home-based HIV test kit, fit with a Bluetooth low energy beacon to allow remote monitoring.

Home-based testing only

Behavioral

A standard home-based HIV test kit.

Reminder letters for clinic-based testing

Behavioral

Letters reminding patients to get tested at a free clinic location

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Who Received HIV Testing

    Time frame: Up to 28 weeks

    Count of the number of participants who reported receiving HIV testing.

  2. Number of Participants Who Reported Having Been Referred for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

    Time frame: Up to 28 weeks

    Count of the number of participants who reported receiving a referral for pre-exposure prophylaxis from a counselor or medical professional.

  3. Number of Participants Who Reported Having Actually Received a Prescription for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

    Time frame: Up to 28 weeks

    Count of the number of participants who reported actually having received a prescription for pre-exposure prophylaxis after having been referred by a medical professional.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Brown University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Exploring Use of a Real-time, Remote Monitoring and Follow-up System for Home-based, HIV Self-testing Among High-risk Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)

Acronym: (eTEST)

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Aug 24, 2016
Registry last updated
Apr 19, 2019

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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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