Effect of an Online Video-Based Intervention to Increase HIV Testing in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Peru

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the greatest burden of the HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) epidemic in Peru. Current interventions that promote early identification and treatment of these diseases target a limited number of this population because they rely solely on peer education. To assess the use of the Internet as an alternative tool to reach this population the investigators propose to conduct an online randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of HIV-testing motivational videos versus standard public health text, both offered through gay websites. The methodology the investigators will use is divided in: (1) the development period, where the investigators will select gay websites for banner advertisement, create and refine effective recruitment messages and design the online survey and the video-based intervention (2) the intervention period, where participants who meet the eligibility criteria will be randomized into a video or a standard public health text. The videos will be customized for three audiences based on self-identification: gay, non-gay and trans and will be framed within the health-belief model and the stages of change theory (3) in the outcome evaluation period we will compare the 'intentions to get tested' and 'time to HIV testing at the clinic' among MSM of each of the trial arms. If the Internet is an effective venue to reach MSM for HIV testing, Peruvian health programs that target this population may start considering the delivery of web-based interventions and other online prevention services to this under served and hard-to-reach population.

Conditions
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HIV Infections

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: HIV-testing motivational videos
* Device: Standard public health text


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Be 18 years of age or older Be a man and report having had sex with a man Be a resident of Lima, Peru Answer the survey from Lima, Peru Have not been tested for HIV during the last year Have an email address that when typed twice matched and Do not report being HIV positive Exclusion Criteria: Do not meet the inclusion criteria specified above

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Screening
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: A<br> | Device: HIV-testing motivational videos<br> <br> |
| Active Comparator: B<br> | Device: Standard public health text<br> <br> |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Time to HIV testing at the clinic |  |  | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Intentions to get tested for HIV |  |  | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Men who have sex with men, Peru, HIV testing, video, online, Internet, HIV Seronegativity