Online Social Networking for HIV Prevention

November 1, 2017 updated by: Sheana Bull, Colorado School of Public Health
In this randomized controlled trial, we will identify social networks on Facebook, an randomly assign each network to control or intervention status. We will then intervene at the level of the network with dynamic, interactive HIV prevention messages (intervention) or static messages about HIV prevention (control). We will develop the intervention content with input from our target audience (Facebook users) and will measure baseline, and 3 and 6 month assessments of condom use and abstinence among all participants

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1578

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 24 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Facebook user with an existing Facebook page
  • at least 16
  • no older than 24
  • English speaker

Exclusion Criteria:

  • older than 24 or younger than 16
  • non English speaker
  • does not have a Facebook page

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Facebook Arm
Participants in this arm will have exposure to innovative, dynamic and regularly updated HIV Prevention messages on Facebook
Behavioral: Online social networking HIV prevention
messages about HIV posted in online social networking sites
Active Comparator: Control arm
Participants in this arm will have exposure to static information on HIV prevention currently available online
Behavioral: Online social networking HIV prevention
messages about HIV posted in online social networking sites

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of Condom Usage
Time Frame: two months
number of times condom used divided by number of times person had sex in past 60 days
two months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Condom and Abstinence Norms, Attitudes, Self-efficacy and Intentions
Time Frame: two months
two months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Colorado School of Public Health

Collaborators

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Columbia University
Rutgers University
Internet Sexuality Information Services (ISIS)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sheana Bull, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 29, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

July 31, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 7, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 1, 2017

Last Verified

October 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • COMIRB 07-0459
  • R01NR010492 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • 1R01NR01492-01

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