In This toGether R01 (ITG)

Center for Innovative Public Health Research

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: HIV

Treatments: Other: Content; Other: Badges; Other: On-demand advice; Other: Level up quizzes

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT07382765

R01MH136955 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the text-based ITG intervention to promote behaviors associated with HIV prevention amongst 18-22 year-olds in Uganda.

The main questions the study aims to answer are:

1. In a twelve-month period, does the intervention increase HIV testing and use of condoms?

   a. How do the different interactive elements effect this?

2. How is effectiveness different for populations based on education, sex, and location (urban/rural)? Researchers will compare the control group, with no intervention, and the three combinations of the three intervention components: quiz questions, milestone badges, and access to on-demand advice.

Participants will receive the intervention via text messages and partake in the interactive elements listed above.

Enrollment: 750 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 22 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Live in Uganda
• Age 18 to 22
• Have exclusive ownership of a cell phone
• Have used text messaging for at least 6 months
• Able to read English, Luganda, Runyakitara, or Luo

Exclusion criteria

• Not participated in preliminary R34 study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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750 participants in 5 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Quiz and badge

Experimental group

Description:

Receives quiz and badge interactive elements

Treatment:

Other: Level up quizzes

Other: Badges

Other: Content

Bagde and buddy

Experimental group

Description:

Badges and advice are the only interactive elements

Treatment:

Other: On-demand advice

Other: Badges

Other: Content

Quiz and buddy

Experimental group

Description:

Advice buddy and level up quizzes are only interactive parts of intervention

Treatment:

Other: Level up quizzes

Other: On-demand advice

Other: Content

No interactive elements

Experimental group

Description:

Receives educational content with no interactive elements

Treatment:

Other: Content