Developing and testing an eHealth intervention to reduce sexual risks among men who have sex with men

Developing and testing an eHealth intervention to reduce sexual risks among men who have sex with men: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN42847183

Enrollment

354

Registered

2025-10-22

Start date

2025-10-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-08

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Conditions

Safer sex to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Other

Interventions

Chinese men who have sex with men will be recruited and randomly allocated to either the intervention group (n = 177) or the control group (n = 177). Participants in the intervention group will recei

-Promote condom use and regular HIV/STI testing as normative behaviours

and -Enhance perceived self-efficacy regarding condom use, negotiation, and HIV/STI testing. Tailored content and recommendations will be provided based on participants’ baseline assessments (e.g., c

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Men who have sex with men 2. Cisgender 3. Aged 18 years or above 4. HIV-negative 5. Sexually active (defined as having engaged in sexual behaviour in the past 12 months) 6. Able to read and understand Chinese

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time 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

Measure	Time frame
1. 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 2. Attitudes towards condom use is measured by the UCLA Multidimensional Condom Attitudes Scale at baseline, 3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up 3. Frequency of HIV and testing measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up 4. Frequency of other STI testing measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up 5. Frequency of group sex measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up 6. Frequency of chemsex measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up	—

Measure

Time frame

1. 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 2. Attitudes towards condom use is measured by the UCLA Multidimensional Condom Attitudes Scale at baseline, 3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up 3. Frequency of HIV and testing measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up 4. Frequency of other STI testing measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up 5. Frequency of group sex measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up 6. Frequency of chemsex measured using self-report, in the preceding 3 months (at baseline), at 3 months, and 6 months follow up

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Countries

Hong Kong

Contacts

Public ContactEdmond Pui Hang Choi

h0714919@connect.hku.hk+852 3917 6972

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026