eKISS: Electronic KIOSK Intervention for Safer-Sex

University of Washington

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Contraception; Reproductive Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: eKISS: electronic KIOSK for Safer-Sex

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03027531

32030-B

5K23HD052621 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a randomized controlled trial to test acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an interactive computer-based intervention with individualized feedback to promote sexual health in adolescents and young adults with assessment of behavioral and biomarker outcomes.

Full description

This study is a randomized controlled trial to test acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an interactive computer-based intervention (ICBI) with individualized feedback to promote sexual health in adolescents and young adults. The intervention uses physician avatars and uses elements of motivational interviewing to elicit sexual risk behaviors and motivation to change risky behavior. Feedback includes instructive video modules. Participants were asked to identify one behavior to change and were reassessed at 3-month follow-up for interim sexual behavior including condom and birth control use. Participants were tested for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and pregnancy(females) at baseline and 3-month follow-up.

Enrollment: 272 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English speaking and reading
• Report at least one episode of unprotected vaginal sex (no condom OR no birth control) in the last 2 months
• Not currently pregnant or actively seeking pregnancy in self or partner

Exclusion criteria

• Currently pregnant or actively seeking pregnancy in self or partner

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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272 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

Experimental group

Description:

Control group entered sexual history via computer assisted self-interview and provided specimens for chlamydia, gonorrhea and pregnancy(females) testing. The do not receive the feedback intervention of eKISS: electronic KIOSK for safer-sex

Treatment:

Behavioral: eKISS: electronic KIOSK for Safer-Sex

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention group entered sexual history via computer assisted self-interview and received the interactive computer-based intervention with individualized feedback eKISS: electronic KIOSK for safer-sex. They provided specimens for chlamydia, gonorrhea and pregnancy(females) testing.

Treatment:

Behavioral: eKISS: electronic KIOSK for Safer-Sex