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Trial reportBMC public health2024

Enhancing routine HIV and STI testing among young men who have sex with men: primary outcomes of the get connected clinical randomized trial (ATN 139).

J A Bauermeister, K J Horvath, W Y Lin, J M Golinkoff, K F Claude, N Dowshen, M Castillo, P S Sullivan, M Paul, L Hightow-Weidman and 1 more

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Trial report in BMC public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03132415 (Get Connected), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03132415 nacompletednot on this map

Get Connected: Linking YMSM to Adequate Care Through a Multilevel, Tailored WebApp Intervention

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of PennsylvaniaRan2017 to 2022Enrolled285ConditionsHIV InfectionsArmsGet Connected, HIV Test Locator
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

J A BauermeisterUniversity of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Room 222L, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA. bjose@nursing.upenn.edu.
K J HorvathSan Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
W Y LinUniversity of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Room 222L, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
J M GolinkoffUniversity of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Room 222L, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
K F ClaudeFlorida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
N DowshenUniversity of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Room 222L, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
M CastilloChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
P S SullivanEmory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
M PaulBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
L Hightow-WeidmanSan Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
R StephensonUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Funding

Virus & Reservoirs CoreP30AI045008 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Ronald G Collman · 1999 to 2026
$78.6M
Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology CoreP30AI050410 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAVID M. MARGOLIS · 2001 to 2026
$76.9M
Virology and Molecular Biomarkers CoreP30AI050409 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Ann M Chahroudi, Colleen F Kelley · 2002 to 2026
$74.0M
The UNC/Emory Center for Innovative Technology (iTech) across the prevention and care continuumU19HD089881 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI HIGHTOW-WEIDMAN, LISA B, SULLIVAN, PATRICK SEAN · 2016 to 2022
$35.8M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI045008NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050409NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050410NICHD NIH HHS U19 HD089881NIH HHS U19HD089881
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRegular HIV and STI testing remain a cornerstone of comprehensive sexual health care. In this study, we examine the efficacy of Get Connected, a WebApp that combines test locators with personalized educational resources, in motivating young men who have sex with men (YMSM) to undergo regular HIV and STI testing.

methodsParticipants were randomly placed in one of two conditions. The first condition included the full version of GC (GC-PLUS), which included content tailored to users' psychosocial characteristics (e.g., age, race/ethnicity, relationship status, HIV/STI testing history). The second condition served as our attention-control and only included the testing locator (GC-TLO) for HIV/STI testing services. Participants were recruited from three cities (Houston, Philadelphia, and Atlanta) characterized by high HIV incidence. Assessments were collected at 1, 3-, 6-, 9- and 12-month follow-ups.

resultsBoth versions of GC were acceptable and efficacious in increasing routine HIV and STI testing over a 12-month period. 40% of the sample reported testing at least twice, with no main effects observed across the two intervention arms (OR = 1.11; 95% CI: 0.69, 1.80), p =.66). Greater intervention effects were observed among YMSM who engaged more frequently with the intervention, with regional differences observed.

conclusionsOur findings underscore the need to cater to the diverse needs of YMSM through multilevel approaches. Broadly, mHealth HIV/STI testing interventions, such as Get Connected, would benefit from matching technologies to the local context to have the greatest impact.

trial registrationThis study is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03132415).

Indexed as

HIV InfectionsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexually Transmitted DiseasesHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleSexual BehaviorEngagementmHealth, HIV preventionTailoring

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PMID38632603
PMCPMC11025185

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