Using HIV Risk Assessment Tool to Promote HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a HIV risk assessment tool to promote HIV testing and to reduce high risk sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM). It hypothesizes that the social media-based HIV risk assessment tool can increase 20% HIV testing proportion during the six months follow-up period.

Official Title
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Using HIV Risk Assessment Tool to Promote HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beijing: a Social Media-based Randomized Trial

Conditions
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HIV/AIDS, HIV Infections, Social Media

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: HIV risk assessment and tailored suggestions
* Behavioral: HIV risk behavior assessment
* Behavioral: placebo control


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Male at birth. Having had homo-sexual behaviors (anal/oral) in the past 6 months before enrollment. An age of 18 years or older. Living in Beijing, China. Self-reporting HIV negative or unknown. Willingly participating into the baseline survey and the six months follow ups. Agreeing not to share the research link to others. Owning a mobile phone and having had downloaded the social networking Application Blued before enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: Not accepting blood sampling within the study period. Reporting injecting drugs use in the past six months before enrollment. Being currently involved in other HIV behavioral interventions for MSM. Having a specific plan to leave from Beijing in the next 6 months. Self-reporting female. Other reasons the investigators deem make participation either detrimental to the participants or the study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 70 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: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: the online-RASSL intervention group<br>HIV risk assessment and tailored suggestions, free HIV testing link | Behavioral: HIV risk assessment and tailored suggestions<br>* The intervention contains: HIV risk investigation, tailored suggestions and free HIV testing link<br>|
| Experimental: intervention group 2<br>HIV risk behavior investigation and routine education | Behavioral: HIV risk behavior assessment<br>* It only contains HIV risk behavior assessment and routine education<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: the control group<br>The placebo control: HIV/AIDS knowledge assessment, routine education | Behavioral: placebo control<br>* It only contains HIV/AIDS knowledge assessment and routine education<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The proportion of HIV testing during the study period | The numerator is the number of participants who come to the specific HIV testing clinics for HIV test during the study period, the denominator is the number of participants randomized per group. | 1 month | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| unprotected anal intercourse | Questionaire will be used to collect the frequency of unprotected anal intercourse at month 1, month 3 and month 6 after the study starts. | 6 months | 
| Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) | Questionaire will be used to collect data on whether participants use PEP at month 1, month 3 and month 6. | 6 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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HIV, risk assessment, HIV testing, unprotected anal intercourse, Social medica