An Online HIV Self-testing Intervention with Online-to-offline Linkage to Care for Transgender Women
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The proposed research focuses on developing and testing a web-based platform, called Jom-TestPlus, that will incorporate HIV self-testing (HIVST) with real-time e-counseling (eHIVST) with online-to-offline (O2O) linkage to HIV prevention and treatment services while simultaneously co-addressing chemsex-related needs for transgender women (TGW) in Malaysia. This model represents a potentially impactful strategy for reaching marginalized populations, like TGW, and allows immediate engagement in the post-test linkage process to prevention or treatment services.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Age ≥18 years;
• Cisgender male;
• HIV-negative or HIV status unknown;
• Own or have access to a computer, tablet, or internet-enabled smartphone
Locations
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Malaysia
Centre of Excellence for Research in Infectious Diseases and AIDS (CERiA), University Malaya
RECRUITING
Kuala Lumpur
Centre of Excellence for Research in Infectious Diseases and AIDS (CERiA), University Malaya
RECRUITING
Kuala Lumpur
Contact Information
Primary
Roman Shrestha
roman.shrestha@uconn.edu
8604862446
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-08-13
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-18
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Experimental: CINTAI
Participants randomized to the Jom-TestPlus group will have access to all Jom-TestPlus features, including: assessment center; online registration; risk calculator; HIVST kit order, management, and monitoring; automated reminders; real-time e-counseling (eHIVST, active referral services); chemsex-related harm reduction services (screening, chemsex e-counseling, PartyPack ordering), chat function (ability to chat with counselors and research staff); and knowledge center (multimedia library on information and resources on HIV testing, PrEP, treatment, risks, and chemsex). Participants will follow a defined pathway to accessing HIVST kit ordering, e-counseling, and subsequent O2O linkage to clinical services.
Active_comparator: Control
The TAU group will have access to the assessment center (risk assessment, follow-up surveys), knowledge center (multimedia library on information and resources on HIV testing, PrEP, treatment, risks, and chemsex), and a voucher for no-cost community-based HIV testing (sent via secure, encrypted email or can be downloaded on the Jom-TestPlus).
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Connecticut
Collaborators: University of Malaya