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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| R34MH128072 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | NIH |
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This project is a randomized intervention looking at PrEP uptake among young, black men who identify as gay, bisexual, or same gender loving, utilizing black females within the community to help deliver study related topics. All participants will download the Us*Now mHealth app that was created specifically for this project. Participants randomized to the Intervention arm will interact with the Us*Now mHealth app and will be invited to attend 4 weekly sessions led by a black female facilitator where the topic are pre-selected by the study team. Participants randomized to the Control arm will interact with the Us*Now mHealth app only.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Female Facilitator | Other |
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| Control Participants | Other |
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| Intervention Participants | Other |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Intervention Group | Behavioral | The Intervention is 1) interact with the Us*Now mHealth app for 1 month; 2) participate in 4 weekly sessions with other group members and led by a Female Facilitator. Each week will cover a different topic - Week 1: Intersectional Stigma, Week 2: Sexual Health, Week 3: HIV Prevention, Week 4: Engagement in PrEP Care. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Intervention Feasibility and Acceptability | Participants will complete the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM), Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), and Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) at T1 (1 month post Intervention) and T3 (3 month after T1) surveys. All measures are 4 questions, scaled responses from Completely Disagree to Completely Agree | 6 months |
| Change in Social Capital and Internalized Homonegativity | Participants will complete the Personal Social Capital Scale and Internalized Homophobia Scale at T0 (baseline), T1 (1 month after Intervention), and T3 (3 months after T1) surveys. The Personal Social Capital Scale a 10 question measure, responses range from 1 (all/Alot) to 5 (None). The Internalized Homophobia Scale is a 12 question measure with True, False, and Don't Know responses. | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| PrEP uptake | Participants will be asked if they are on PrEP at T0 (baseline), T1 (1 month after Intervention), and T3 (3 months after T1) surveys. | 6 months |
| Change in sexual practices | Participants will be asked a Sexual Behavior Assessment at T0 (baseline), T1 (1 month after Intervention), and T3 (3 months after T1) surveys. This is a 4 question measure asking if they have had sex in past 3 months, and if it was condomless sex |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Alabama | 35222 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 40966683 | Derived | Sohail M, Hussen SA, Dougherty Sheff S, Mugavero M, Schneider J, Hightow-Weidman L, Turan JM, Lynam M, Elopre L. An mHealth App-Based Social Capital Intervention (PrEP US NoW) to Improve Sexual Health and Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Young, Black, Sexual Minority Men: Protocol for Intervention Development and a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Sep 18;14:e66326. doi: 10.2196/66326. |
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| Control (Standard treatment) | Behavioral | The Control group will be asked to interact with the Us*Now mHealth app for 1 month. |
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| 6 months |