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| Name | Class |
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| University of Alabama at Birmingham | OTHER |
| Medstar Health Research Institute | OTHER |
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SAAFE will be pilot tested in 2 geographically distinct areas (Washington, DC and Deep South) with 100 participants from each site to 1) primarily assess the efficacy of improved self-efficacy, knowledge about HIV/STIs and perception of sexual risks by AAAs, and (2) secondarily detect intention to be tested for STIs and to change sexual risk behavior (i.e., use a condom).
A total of 200 African American adolescents (AAA) males and females will be recruited from Washington, DC (n=100) and Birmingham, Alabama (n=100). At both data collection sites, participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups during the pilot. The two groups are:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention group | Experimental | Intervention group (n=200) - will consist of 100 AAA males / 100 AAA females randomly selected participants who will receive a download of the SAAFE game and play for at least 30 minutes and as long as an hour, if desired. |
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| Control group | Active Comparator | Control group (n=200) - will consist of 100 AAA males / 100 AAA females randomly selected participants. This group will receive the standard of care by launching a mobile app that will play a dating sim game (called Choices). They will also receive pamphlets that provide information on the testing location and care if they have HIV/STI. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| SAAFE | Behavioral | After completing the pre-game assessment, participants will be asked to play the SAAFE game for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour . At the conclusion of the game, participants will be provided with a post-game assessment about their perception of risk, knowledge of specific protective behaviors, and whether they plan to change behaviors. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Knowledge about HIV/STIs | During the pilot, adolescents will be asked if they would like to download the game to play on their own mobile device and complete a pre- and post-game assessment designed to measure their knowledge on HIV/STIs by assessing the level of knowledge around risky sexual activity. | 1 month |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Perception of sexual risks | During the pilot, adolescents will be asked if they would like to download the game to play on their own mobile device and complete a pre- and post-game assessment designed to measure their perceived risk | 1 month |
| Intention to be tested for STIs |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Tony Ma, MS | Benten Technologies, Inc. | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Alabama | 35294 | United States | ||
| Medstar Washington Hospital Center |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000073599 | Health Risk Behaviors |
| D012749 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| ID | Term |
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| D015438 | Health Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
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A total of 200 AAA males and females will be recruited from Washington, DC (n=100) and Birmingham, Alabama (n=100). At both data collection sites, participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups i.e., intervention and control during the pilot.
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| Control | Behavioral | This group will receive dating sim game (called Choices). They will also receive pamphlets that provide information on the testing location and care if they have HIV/STI. |
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We will ask participants on a scale of 1-5 their intent to get tested for HIV and most common STI's. |
| 1 month |
| Intention to use a condom | We will ask participants on a scale of 1-5, their intent to use a condom. | 1 month |
| Consent | We will ask participants on a 4-point Likert scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree) | 1 month |
| System Usability and Acceptability Metrics | We will ask participants to answer the questions based on their current impressions on the game. | 1 month |
| Washington D.C. |
| District of Columbia |
| 20010 |
| United States |
| D000091662 |
| Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |