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Developing mHealth to Promote PrEP Use Among Thai Young Vulnerable Adolescents and Emerging Adults

Active Not RecruitingNA

Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Conditions: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Interventions: Behavioral: Motivational Enhancement System for PrEP Uptake and Adherence (MES-PrEP), Enhanced YaCool, Standard PrEP Counseling

Countries: Thailand

The main aim of this study is to develop technology-based interventions to improve HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and adherence among Thai young transgender women.

Eligibility overview

Sex: MALE

Age: 16 Years to 29 Years

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Aim 1:

Transgender women participants

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 16-29 years old
* Male sex at birth
* Self-identifies as woman or transgender women or culturally identifies with the female spectrum
* Confirmed HIV-negative status
* Self-reported recent history of condomless sex in the past 6 months
* Able to understand, read and speak Thai
* Either having not started PrEP (Group 1: PrEP naive), currently on PrEP but not adherent to PrEP (taking ≤3 pills/week) in the past month (Group 2: PrEP users) or currently on PrEP with good adherence (Group 3: PrEP users with good adherence).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have a serious cognitive or psychiatric problem that would compromise ability to provide informed consent
* Have active suicidal ideation or major mental illness (e.g., untreated psychosis or mania) at the time of interview (patients will be referred for treatment)
* Laboratory or clinical findings that would preclude PrEP initiation (e.g., decreased creatinine clearance)

Healthcare providers

Inclusion Criteria:

* Have at least 1-year experience working with HIV-negative transgender women, including providing PrEP prescription and counseling

Exclusion Criteria:

* None

Aim 2:

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 16-29 years old
* Male sex at birth
* Self-identifies as woman or transgender women or culturally identifies with the female spectrum
* Confirmed HIV-negative status
* Self-reported recent history of condomless sex in the past 6 months
* Able to understand, read and speak Thai
* Either having not started PrEP (Group 1: PrEP naive), currently on PrEP but not adherent to PrEP (taking ≤3 pills/week) in the past month (Group 2: PrEP users).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have a serious cognitive or psychiatric problem that would compromise ability to provide informed consent
* Have active suicidal ideation or major mental illness (e.g., untreated psychosis or mania) at the time of interview (patients will be referred for treatment)
* Laboratory or clinical findings that would preclude PrEP initiation (e.g., decreased creatinine clearance)
* Currently enrolled in another HIV intervention study

Locations (3)

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand