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Not yet recruitingNCT07382765ITGUpdated Feb 3, 2026

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An interventional study of Level up quizzes and Badges in HIV, sponsored by Center for Innovative Public Health Research. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Uganda. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 22 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-02-03.

Sponsored by Center for Innovative Public Health Research · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
750
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 22 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the text-based ITG intervention to promote behaviors associated with HIV prevention amongst 18-22 year-olds in Uganda.

The main questions the study aims to answer are:

  1. In a twelve-month period, does the intervention increase HIV testing and use of condoms?

    a. How do the different interactive elements effect this?

  2. How is effectiveness different for populations based on education, sex, and location (urban/rural)? Researchers will compare the control group, with no intervention, and the three combinations of the three intervention components: quiz questions, milestone badges, and access to on-demand advice.

Participants will receive the intervention via text messages and partake in the interactive elements listed above.

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Conditions studied

  • HIV
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In context

Lead sponsor

Center for Innovative Public Health Research is the lead sponsor of 13 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 22 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.

Inclusion criteria

  • Live in Uganda
  • Age 18 to 22
  • Have exclusive ownership of a cell phone
  • Have used text messaging for at least 6 months
  • Able to read English, Luganda, Runyakitara, or Luo

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not participated in preliminary R34 study
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Factorial assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
750 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    Control
  • Experimental
    Quiz and badge

    Receives quiz and badge interactive elements

    Other: Level up quizzes · Other: Badges · Other: Content

  • Experimental
    Bagde and buddy

    Badges and advice are the only interactive elements

    Other: Badges · Other: On-demand advice · Other: Content

  • Experimental
    Quiz and buddy

    Advice buddy and level up quizzes are only interactive parts of intervention

    Other: Level up quizzes · Other: On-demand advice · Other: Content

  • Experimental
    No interactive elements

    Receives educational content with no interactive elements

    Other: Content

Interventions

  • OtherLevel up quizzes

    Participant is given weekly quiz questions on that week's texted content

  • OtherBadges

    Participants can earn badges by performing activities encouraged by program

  • OtherOn-demand advice

    Participants have access to ITGenie/Text Buddy, which responds to keywords with preset messages

  • OtherContent

    Texted information about HIV prevention

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. HIV testing

    Binary variable. Was the participant tested for HIV during the study?

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Condom-protected sex acts

    Self-reported count of condom-protected sex acts during study

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Internet Solutions for Kids Uganda
    Mbarara, Uganda
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References and documents

Publications

  • Collins LM, Kugler KC, Gwadz MV. Optimization of Multicomponent Behavioral and Biobehavioral Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS. AIDS Behav. 2016 Jan;20 Suppl 1(0 1):S197-214. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1145-4. PubMed 26238037 ↗
  • Ybarra ML, Agaba E, Nyemara N. A Pilot RCT Evaluating InThistoGether, an mHealth HIV Prevention Program for Ugandan Youth. AIDS Behav. 2021 Oct;25(10):3437-3448. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03237-5. Epub 2021 May 7. PubMed 33963477 ↗
  • Matovu J, Wanynze R, Kasozi D. Assessment of the implementation processes and outcomes of the HIV assisted partner notification program in Uganda. Kampala: Makerere University School of Public Health. Published online July 2021.
  • Bogart LM, Musoke W, Mukama CS, Allupo S, Klein DJ, Sejjemba A, Mwima S, Kadama H, Mulebeke R, Pandey R, Wagner Z, Mukasa B, Wanyenze RK. Enhanced Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Implementation for Ugandan Fisherfolk: Pilot Intervention Outcomes. AIDS Behav. 2024 Oct;28(10):3512-3524. doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04432-w. Epub 2024 Jul 19. PubMed 39028385 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Start is estimated for Mar 2026; primary completion for Jun 2028, 27 months later.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 27, 2026
First posted
Feb 3, 2026
StartEst.
Mar 1, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Jun 2028
CompletionEst.
Jun 2028
Last update
Feb 3, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 3, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07382765
Lead sponsor
Center for Innovative Public Health Research
Collaborators
Makerere University, Internet Solutions for Kids Uganda, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 3, 2026
Start date
Mar 1, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jun 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 3, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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