Evaluation of mHealth Intervention to Promote HIV Prevention and Overcome Stigma Among Transgender Women (EMPOW.HER)
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (3) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study aims to develop and evaluate a multi-component mHealth intervention (mHC and FRESH) to reduce HIV-related and intersectional stigma and improve PrEP use among HIV-negative young transgender women (TGW) in Thailand.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Male
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 29
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age 18-29 years
• Male sex at birth
• Self-identify as transgender woman/female spectrum
• HIV-negative (laboratory confirmed)
• Recent condomless sex
• Able to understand Thai
• Not on PrEP or poorly adherent (≤3 pills/week)
Locations
Other Locations
Thailand
Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI)
RECRUITING
Bangkok
Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand (RSAT)
RECRUITING
Bangkok
The Service Workers In Group Foundation (SWING)
RECRUITING
Bangkok
Contact Information
Primary
Nittaya Phanuphak, MD,PhD.
nittaya.p@ihri.org
6681 825 3544
Backup
Rena Janamnuaysook, MBA
rena.j@ihri.org
6698 516 4562
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-08-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-07-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 108
Treatments
No_intervention: Standard PrEP Counseling (SPC) only
Participants receive standard HIV prevention services including standard PrEP counseling (SPC), HIV testing, and routine care
Experimental: mHC + SPC
Description:~Participants receive SPC plus the mobile Healthy Choices (mHC) intervention, a 4-session (20 minutes each) motivational interviewing-based program delivered via smartphone using CIAS over 3 months to promote PrEP uptake and adherence.
Experimental: FRESH + SPC
Description:~Participants receive SPC plus FRESH, a 6-session (10-15 minutes each) multimedia intervention delivered via smartphone over 3 months to reduce HIV-related and intersectional stigma and improve empowerment.
Experimental: mHC + FRESH + SPC
Description:~Participants receive SPC plus both mHC and FRESH interventions delivered via smartphone over 3 months.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Leads: Institute of HIV Research and Innovation Foundation, Thailand