Effect of an Online Video-Based Intervention to Increase HIV Testing in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Peru

HIV Infections Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00751192
• Other study ID #: 07-6194-J
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 10, 2008
• Last updated: October 8, 2008
• Start date: October 2007
• Est. completion date: May 2008

Study information

• Verified date: September 2008
• Source: NGO Via Libre
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review BoardPeru: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the greatest burden of the HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) epidemic in Peru. Current interventions that promote early identification and treatment of these diseases target a limited number of this population because they rely solely on peer education. To assess the use of the Internet as an alternative tool to reach this population the investigators propose to conduct an online randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of HIV-testing motivational videos versus standard public health text, both offered through gay websites. The methodology the investigators will use is divided in: (1) the development period, where the investigators will select gay websites for banner advertisement, create and refine effective recruitment messages and design the online survey and the video-based intervention (2) the intervention period, where participants who meet the eligibility criteria will be randomized into a video or a standard public health text. The videos will be customized for three audiences based on self-identification: gay, non-gay and trans and will be framed within the health-belief model and the stages of change theory (3) in the outcome evaluation period we will compare the 'intentions to get tested' and 'time to HIV testing at the clinic' among MSM of each of the trial arms. If the Internet is an effective venue to reach MSM for HIV testing, Peruvian health programs that target this population may start considering the delivery of web-based interventions and other online prevention services to this under served and hard-to-reach population.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: May 2008
• Est. primary completion date: April 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be 18 years of age or older

• Be a man and report having had sex with a man

• Be a resident of Lima, Peru

• Answer the survey from Lima, Peru

• Have not been tested for HIV during the last year

• Have an email address that when typed twice matched and

• Do not report being HIV positive

Exclusion Criteria:

• Do not meet the inclusion criteria specified above

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Primary Purpose: Screening

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• HIV Infections

Intervention

Device:
• HIV-testing motivational videos

• Standard public health text

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Peru	NGO Via Libre	Lima

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
NGO Via Libre	University of Washington

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Peru, 

References & Publications (1)

Blas MM, Alva IE, Cabello R, Garcia PJ, Carcamo C, Redmon M, Kimball AM, Ryan R, Kurth AE. Internet as a tool to access high-risk men who have sex with men from a resource-constrained setting: a study from Peru. Sex Transm Infect. 2007 Dec;83(7):567-70. Epub 2007 Oct 11. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time to HIV testing at the clinic
Secondary	Intentions to get tested for HIV