Promoting Repeated HIV Self-testing Among MSM in Hong Kong

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Behavior, Health

Treatments: Behavioral: Promoting and implementing repeated HIV self-testing and online real-time counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04434950

MSS269R

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this longitudinal study, we will firstly construct a cohort of HIV negative MSM, who will be exposed to an online video-based intervention promoting HIV testing in general and real-time HIV self-testing with online counselling service (HIVST-online) in particular. Participants will receive intervention at baseline, Month 6 and Month 12.

Full description

500 MSM will be recruited via venue-based, online outreach, and NGO referrals. At baseline, Month 6 and Month 12, participants received online intervention promoting HIV testing in general and HIV testing with online real-time counseling service. Free HIV self-testing kits will be mailed to participants at baseline, Month 6 and Month 12. Upon appointment, a testing administrator will provide online real-time pre-test and post-test counseling service for HIV self-testing users.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hong Kong Chinese speaking men
• ≥18 years old
• Anal intercourse with at least one man in the last six months
• Access to online face-to-face communication tools (e.g., Line, Skype, WhatsApp)

Exclusion criteria

• Self-reported to be HIV positive

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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500 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Promoting and implementing repeated HIV self-testing and online real-time counseling