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NCT Number: NCT01701206

HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education): Using Online Social Networks for HIV Prevention and Testing

This study seeks to determine whether social networking technologies can be used to increase HIV prevention and testing.The HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education) model seeks to apply a diffusion of innovations style intervention to social media to increase HIV testing.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Epicentro Commun, Lima, Peru

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years or older
  • Has had sex with a man in the past 12 months
  • Lives in Lima or Callao, Peu
  • Has a Facebook account or willing to create one

Exclusion criteria

  • Does not satisfy inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

HIV knowledge Intervention

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. HIV self-testing-Number of participants who request an HIV self-testing kit

    Time frame: Measured during the intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Using Online Social Networks for HIV Prevention and Testing

Acronym: HOPE

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Oct 5, 2012
Registry last updated
May 3, 2017

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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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