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The safe use of dating applications (apps) among men who have sex with men: developing and testing an interactive web-based intervention to reduce risky sexual behaviours

Safe use of dating applications (apps) among men who have sex with men: developing and testing an interactive web-based intervention to reduce risky sexual behaviours

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN16681863
Enrollment
400
Registered
2020-04-28
Start date
2020-11-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-02

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Conditions

Safe sex to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STI) Infections and Infestations

Interventions

Chinese MSM dating app users who have had sex in the past 12 months will be recruited and randomly allocated into either the intervention (n = 200) or control group (n = 200). Subjects in the interven
(2) positions condom use and regular HIV/STI testing as normative
and (3) targets improved perceived self-efficacy concerning condom use and negotiation and HIV/STI testing. The control group will receive only web-based information without sexual health components.
no stratification will be applied.

Sponsors

University of Hong Kong
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Men who have sex with men 2. Cisgender 3. Aged 18 or above 4. Current dating app users 5. HIV-negative 6. Sexually active 7. Able to read and understand Chinese

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of condomless anal sex measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Frequency of group sex and chemsex measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up 2. Self-efficacy in condom use measured using the validated traditional Chinese version of the Condom Self-Efficacy Scale at baseline, 3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up 3. Attitudes towards condom use is measured by the UCLA Multidimensional Condom Attitudes Scale at baseline, 3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up 4. Frequency of HIV and other STI testing measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up

Countries

Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026