Social media based intervention for increasing HIV testing and care engagement for Men having Sex with Men (MSM)

"CHAL0!2.0 for increasing HIV testing and care engagement for MSM on the internet"

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/03/032280

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2021-03-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: CHALO! 2.0: Messages will target information, motivation, and behavioral skills regarding HIV, HIV-testing, and HIV prevention and treatment for 12 weeks as the participant is enrolled

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) >=18 years old; (2) live or work in Mumbai; (3) fluent in Hindi or English, (4) identify as male, (5) anal sex with men in past 2 years; (6) report that they have either never tested for HIV, are unaware of HIV test results, or are HIV-negative with last HIV test >6 months ago and anal sex since last test; (7) able to provide and verify Whatsapp mobile number and email address; (8) willing to answer online surveys for 18 months; (9) have not used services through HST in past 12 months (verified by checking mobile phone number against HSTâ??s client registry); and (10) have not participated in a prior HIV research study (by self-report).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
dichotomous measures (yes/no) of receipt of a verified HIV test Timepoint: within 6 months of randomization	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
frequency of HIV testing within and receipt of a verified HIV test within 12 and 18 months of randomization and HIV treatment linkage and ART initiation for those testing HIV positiveTimepoint: Within 12 and 18 months of randomization	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShruta Rawat

The Humsafar Trust

shruta@humsafar.org9004444757

Outcome results