An interventional study of All About Me and Control in HIV Testing, sponsored by New York Blood Center. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 16 Years to 29 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-08.
Sponsored by New York Blood Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
Young Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transwomen in the US are affected by HIV at severely disproportionate rates. A key component of HIV prevention for communities at risk is diagnosing HIV infections through regular HIV testing. A significant proportion of young Black MSM and transwomen have not tested in the prior year. This research study seeks to address low HIV testing rates among young Black MSM and transwomen by testing a brief Internet-based HIV testing intervention optimized for mobile devices. The intervention takes advantage of the variety of HIV testing options now available, including the HIV self testing, couples-based HIV counseling and testing and traditional clinic-based testing and will provide men and transwomen with a tailored recommendation of their optimal HIV testing approach. The investigators are conducting a pilot randomized study among young Black MSM and transwomen followed for 6 months to estimate the intervention's potential efficacy in increasing HIV testing.
We are conducting a pilot study among 240 young Black MSM and transgender women randomized to the Intervention Arm (assessment and algorithm to deliver a tailored recommendation) or Control (assessment and standard HIV testing information) and followed for 6 months to estimate the intervention's potential efficacy in increasing HIV testing. After informed consent, participants are asked to provide contact information on the locator form. Then, participants complete a brief quantitative assessment including basic demographics, HIV testing history and other factors related to HIV testing. All participants, regardless of study arm, then receive information about each HIV testing method including how the tests are conducted (blood, oral sample), and availability of counseling and support. Participants then are randomized into 1 of the 2 study arms. A computer program will randomly assign each participant using randomly ordered block sizes of 4 and 6 and stratified by age (16-23, 24-29 years) to balance groups.
Participants assigned to the Intervention Arm will complete a brief quantitative assessment lasting approximately 2-3 minutes to assess those factors associated with HIV testing and thus are needed to complete the algorithm. They then receive the results of the HIV testing algorithm, presented as their personalized HIV testing approach. All participants will receive information on resources in New York City to test by all of these methods. The control participants are provided with the above information about each testing approach but without a recommended approach.
New York Blood Center is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
assessment and algorithm to provide participants with a tailored recommendation of their optimal HIV testing approach
Behavioral: All About Me
HIV testing information
Behavioral: Control
Assessment and algorithm to determine recommended HIV testing approach
HIV testing information
Number of participants reporting having an HIV test as assessed by questionnaire
Self-reported HIV test in the prior 3 months assessed by questionnaire
Time frame: 3 months
Number of participants who are aware of HIV self-testing and couples based voluntary counseling and testing as assessed by questionnaire
Self-reported awareness of HIV self-testing and couples based voluntary counseling and testing assessed by questionnaire
Time frame: 3 months
Number of intervention participants recommended a self-test who use a self-test as assessed by questionnaire
Self-reported use of self test among those recommended a self test - Intervention participants only
Time frame: 3 months
Number of intervention participants recommended testing at a clinic who test at a clinic as assessed by questionnaire
Self-reported use of testing at a clinic among those recommended to test at a clinic - Intervention participants
Time frame: 3 months
Number of intervention participants recommended couples testing who test using couples testing as assessed by questionnaire
Self-reported use of couples testing among those recommended to test using couples testing - Intervention only
Time frame: 3 months
Plan to share: Undecided
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