Effectiveness of a Mobile-based HIV Prevention Intervention Involving Incentive Policy for Doctors in Liangshan, China

Peking University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: HIV/AIDS

Treatments: Behavioral: Mobile-based HIV-related educational message delivery; Behavioral: Incentive policies evaluation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05015062

71833001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be carried out in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, China, using a single-blinded randomized controlled trial design to measure the effects of a mobile-based HIV-related information intervention on group HIV/AIDS prevention. Village doctors will be responsible for sending the HIV-related health education information to the participants. The aim of this study is to develop a generalizable, effective, acceptable, and convenient mobile-based information intervention model to improve HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, practices, and health outcomes in poverty-stricken areas in China and measure the impact of incentive policies on the work of village doctors in Liangshan, China.

Enrollment: 4,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged 18 years or older
• has mobile phone with internet service
• has and use WeChat and TikTok account regularly
• willing to provide informed consent
• speak Mandarin Chinese or Yi ethnic group's language

Exclusion criteria

• diagnosed with psychiatric disorders
• diagnosed with severe cognitive impairment
• diagnosed with severe physical disabilities
• has already attended or is currently attending another intervention program
• plan on moving out of Liangshan in the 18-month study period

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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4,000 participants in 3 patient groups

Mobile-based intervention with standardized incentive

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive biweekly messages containing HIV-related educational modules from village doctors who will receive standardized compensation for performing the work.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mobile-based HIV-related educational message delivery

Mobile-based intervention with performance-based incentive

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive biweekly messages containing HIV-related educational modules from village doctors who will receive performance-based compensation for performing the work.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Incentive policies evaluation

Behavioral: Mobile-based HIV-related educational message delivery

Control without intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will not receive the mobile-based intervention