Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2013
Enhancing retention of an Internet-based cohort study of men who have sex with men (MSM) via text messaging: randomized controlled trial.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Review of Network Models for HIV Spread.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2025Pooled it
- Retention strategies in longitudinal cohort studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medical research methodology · 2018Pooled it
- HIV Testing Among Internet-Using MSM in the United States: Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2017Pooled it
- Feasibility and acceptability of B6: a social capital program for young Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men living with HIV.Health education research · 2022Trial
- A Randomized Trial of an Online Risk Reduction Intervention for Young Black MSM.AIDS and behavior · 2019Trial
- Theory-Based Text-Messaging to Reduce Methamphetamine Use and HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Automated Unidirectional Delivery Outperforms Bidirectional Peer Interactive Delivery.AIDS and behavior · 2019Trial
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- Motivational Enhancement Interventions to Increase Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use in Sexual Minority Men Who Use Stimulants: Protocol for a Pilot Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Recruiting and retaining sexual and gender minority couples in intervention research: Lessons learned from trials of tailored relationship education programs.Family process · 2023Article
- Chatbot-assisted therapy for patients with methamphetamine use disorder: a preliminary randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Correlates of HIV Testing across the lifespan - adolescence through later adulthood - among sexual minority men in the US who are not on PrEP.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- The Effects of Internet Exposure on Sexual Risk Behavior Among Sexually Experienced Male College Students in China: Cross-sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Article
- Perceptions of Relationship Quality Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic Among Young Sexual Minority Men in Romantic Relationships.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- Getting Clear About Rectal Douching Among Men Who Have Sex With Men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
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- Associations of prescription stimulant misuse with subsequent methamphetamine use among a U.S. cohort of HIV-vulnerable sexual and gender minorities who have sex with men.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Leveraging Technology to Blend Large-Scale Epidemiologic Surveillance With Social and Behavioral Science Methods: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned Implementing the UNITE Longitudinal Cohort Study of HIV Risk Factors Among Sexual Minority Men in the United States.American journal of epidemiology · 2021Article
- Willingness to Participate in At-Home HIV Testing Among Young Adults Who Use Opioids in Rural Appalachia.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- The Crisis We Are Not Talking About: One-in-Three Annual HIV Seroconversions Among Sexual and Gender Minorities Were Persistent Methamphetamine Users.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2020Article
- Patient characteristics associated with objective measures of digital health tool use in the United States: A literature review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundBlack and Hispanic men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV in the United States. The Internet is a promising vehicle for delivery of HIV prevention interventions to these men, but retention of MSM of color in longitudinal Internet-based studies has been problematic. Text message follow-up may enhance retention in these studies.
objectiveTo compare retention in a 12-month prospective Internet-based study of HIV-negative MSM randomized to receive bimonthly follow-up surveys either through an Internet browser online or through text messages.
methodsInternet-using MSM were recruited through banner advertisements on social networking and Internet-dating sites. White, black, and Hispanic men who were ≥18, completed an online baseline survey, and returned an at-home HIV test kit, which tested HIV negative, were eligible. Men were randomized to receive follow-up surveys every 2 months on the Internet or by text message for 12 months (unblinded). We used time-to-event methods to compare the rate of loss-to-follow-up (defined as non-response to a follow-up survey after multiple systematically-delivered contact attempts) in the 2 follow-up groups, overall and by race/ethnicity. Results are reported as hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the rate of loss-to-follow-up for men randomized to text message follow-up compared to online follow-up.
resultsOf 1489 eligible and consenting men who started the online baseline survey, 895 (60%) completed the survey and were sent an at-home HIV test kit. Of these, 710 of the 895 (79%) returned the at-home HIV test kit, tested HIV-negative, and were followed prospectively. The study cohort comprised 66% white men (470/710), 15% (106/710) black men, and 19% (134/710) Hispanic men. At 12 months, 77% (282/366) of men randomized to online follow-up were retained in the study, compared to 70% (241/344) men randomized to text message follow-up (HR=1.30, 95% CI 0.97-1.73). The rate of loss-to-follow-up was non-significantly higher in the text message arm compared to the online arm for both white (HR=1.43, 95% CI 0.97-1.73) and Hispanic men (HR=1.71, 95% CI 0.91-3.23); however, loss-to-follow-up among black men was non-significantly lower among those who received text message follow-up compared to online follow-up (HR=0.78, 95% CI 0.41-1.50). In the online arm, black men were significantly more likely to be lost to follow-up compared to white men (HR=2.25, 95% CI 1.36-3.71), but this was not the case in the text message arm (HR=1.23, 95% CI 0.70-2.16).
conclusionsWe retained >70% of MSM enrolled in an online study for 12 months; thus, engaging men in online studies for a sufficient time to assess sustained outcomes is possible. Text message follow-up of an online cohort of MSM is feasible, and may result in higher retention among black MSM.
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