MyPEEPS LITE Trial
Columbia University
Summary
This study will use community-informed advertisements and messages through electronic methods to recruit and retain a large (N=3,200), diverse national sample of high-risk young men who have sex with men (YMSM) and non-binary individuals that are assigned male sex at birth, 16-29 years of age to determine the efficacy of the MyPEEPS Mobile intervention on reduced incident HIV infections in comparison to a standard of care condition and to examine the degree to which reduced incident HIV infections occurs in the context of potential multilevel moderators and conceptual mediators. This is key to advancing HIV prevention among HIV-negative US persons at extremely high-risk for HIV seroconversion.
Description
In direct response to RFA-AI-21-018, Limited Interaction Targeted Epidemiology (LITE-2): To Advance HIV Prevention (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional), we proposed to harness innovative electronic methods to conduct a large, rigorous national study collecting and contextualizing epidemiological HIV incidence data in Young Men who have Sex with Men (YMSM) and testing the efficacy of MyPEEPS Mobile, an evidence-based, digitally delivered mHealth sexual risk reduction intervention on HIV incidence. We proposed to establish a large national cohort of 3,200 racially and ethnically diverse YMSM 16-29…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 16–29 years
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Be between 16-29 years of age; * Sex assigned at birth is male and identify gender as male or non-binary; * Understand and read English; * Live within US and its territories; * Own or have access to a smartphone; * Self-report anal sex with someone who has a penis in the last 12 months; and * Be HIV-negative or status unknown Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who identify as transgender
Interventions
- BehavioralMyPEEPS Mobile
An evidence-based, digitally delivered mHealth sexual risk reduction intervention on HIV incidence.
Locations (2)
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoChicago, Illinois
- Columbia UniversityNew York, New York