Promoting HIV Self-testing Among MSM During COVID-19 Pandemic

An Online Intervention Promoting Home-based HIV Self-testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Hong Kong During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05398835

Enrollment

400

Registered

2022-06-01

Start date

2020-09-01

Completion date

2022-12-31

Last updated

2022-06-01

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Conditions

Health Behavior

Keywords

HIV testing, HIV self-testing

Brief summary

A community-based organization (CBO) recruited Chinese-speaking men who have sex with men who are HIV-negative or unknown sero-status through multiple channels in Hong Kong, China. Participants first complete a baseline telephone survey, and then receive the following health promotion components: 1) viewing an online video promoting HIVST, 2) visiting the project webpage containing demonstration video of how to use HIVST kits, information about local HIV epidemic and benefits of HIV testing and HIVST, and a discussion forum containing positive feedback of HIVST users, and 3) having access to a chargeable HIVST services implemented by the CBO. All participants are invited to complete a follow-up telephone survey six months after completion of the baseline survey.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALOnline interventions promoting HIV self-testing

1\) viewing an online video promoting HIVST, 2) visiting the project webpage containing demonstration video of how to use HIVST kits, information about local HIV epidemic and benefits of HIV testing and HIVST, and a discussion forum containing positive feedback of HIVST users, and 3) having access to a chargeable HIVST services implemented by the CBO

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Aged 18 years or above * Having access to internet * Anal intercourse with at least one man in the past six months * Willing to complete telephone follow-up survey at Month 6

Exclusion criteria

* Self-reported to be HIV positive

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
HIV testing	6 months	Uptake of any type of HIV testing
HIV self-testing	6 months	Uptake of any type of home-based HIV self-testing

Countries

Hong Kong

Contacts

Primary ContactZixin Wang, PhD

wangzx@cuhk.edu.hk(852) 22528740

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026