HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education): Using Online Social Networks for HIV Prevention and Testing (HOPE)

May 1, 2017 updated by: Sean Young, PhD, MS, University of California, Los Angeles

Using Online Social Networks for HIV Prevention and Testing

This study seeks to determine whether social networking technologies can be used to increase HIV prevention and testing.The HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education) model seeks to apply a diffusion of innovations style intervention to social media to increase HIV testing.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

558

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Peru
      • Lima, Peru
        • Epicentro Commun
  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90024
        • University of California, Los Angeles

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

18 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years or older
  • Has had sex with a man in the past 12 months
  • Lives in Lima or Callao, Peu
  • Has a Facebook account or willing to create one

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not satisfy inclusion criteria

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control arm
Experimental: HIV intervention Group
Experimental arm receives peer-led HIV information on social media
Behavioral: HIV knowledge Intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
HIV self-testing-Number of participants who request an HIV self-testing kit
Time Frame: Measured during the intervention
Measured during the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 4, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 4, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

October 5, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 3, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 1, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • K01MH090884 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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