CompletedNot Applicable

Mobile Health Intervention to Increase HIV Testing and Linkage to Care

China1,800 participantsStarted 2021-12-15

Plain-language summary

This 5-year project will test an mobile health approach to improve HIV self-testing (HST) and linkage to HIV-related care among high-risk men in China. HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) will be randomly assigned to an intervention group: access to WeTest-WeLink (a mobile application-based HIV testing health promotion and risk reduction program), or a control group. Participant HST and sexual risk behaviors will be evaluated at baseline and at 6, 12, and 18 months post-baseline.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * Chinese * Cis-gender male * Condomless anal sex with another man in the past 6 months * Resident in the study location for at least 6 months and no desire to relocate during the study period * In possession of a mobile "smart" phone with capability to download and use WeChat * HIV-negative (verified through HIV self-test at enrollment) * Able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * HIV positive at enrollment * Self-report coercion to participate

What they're measuring

Number of Participants Completing HIV Self-Testing

Timeframe: Months 6, 12, and 18

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05484895

SponsorEmory University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-10-10

Results submitted2025-10-14

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