NCT02516930

Brief Summary

This is a pragmatic, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of two methods (crowdsourcing versus social marketing) for creating one-minute videos promoting condom use among MSM and TG in China. Crowdsourcing is the process of shifting individual tasks to a large group, often involving open contests and enabled through multisectoral partnerships.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
1,173

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2015

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 25, 2015

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 6, 2015

Completed
26 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2015

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

April 7, 2016

Status Verified

April 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

5 months

First QC Date

July 25, 2015

Last Update Submit

April 6, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

health promotioncrowdsourcing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Frequency of condomless sex following the assigned video intervention (3 wk)

    Frequency of men, defined as those who report condomless sex over the 3 week period divided by the total number of men who watched the video

    3 weeks following the video

  • Frequency of condomless sex following the assigned video intervention (3 month)

    Frequency of men, defined as those who report condomless sex over the 3 month period divided by the total number of men who watched the video

    3 months following the video

Secondary Outcomes (10)

  • Incremental cost

    3 weeks after baseline

  • Female condomless sex

    3 weeks and 3 months after baseline

  • Male condomless sex

    3 weeks and 3 months after baseline

  • Post-video condomless sex

    3 weeks after baseline

  • Frequency of sex acts

    3 weeks and 3 months after baseline

  • +5 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Crowdsourced video

OTHER

One-minute crowd-sourced video promoting condom use among men who have sex with men and transgender individuals.

Behavioral: crowdsourced video

Social marketing video

OTHER

One-minute social marketing video promoting condom use among men who have sex with men and transgender individuals

Behavioral: social marketing video

Interventions

video promoting condom use

Crowdsourced video
Social marketing video

Eligibility Criteria

Age16 Years+
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • The target population for the condom use substudy is males, 16 years of age or older, who were born biologically male or are transgender, have had condomless sex in the past three months and are willing to provide their cell mobile number.

You may not qualify if:

  • Females

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

UNC Project-China

Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510095, China

Location

Related Publications (11)

  • Muessig KE, Bien CH, Wei C, Lo EJ, Yang M, Tucker JD, Yang L, Meng G, Hightow-Weidman LB. A mixed-methods study on the acceptability of using eHealth for HIV prevention and sexual health care among men who have sex with men in China. J Med Internet Res. 2015 Apr 21;17(4):e100. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3370.

    PMID: 25900881BACKGROUND
  • Best J, Tang W, Zhang Y, Han L, Liu F, Huang S, Yang B, Wei C, Tucker JD. Sexual behaviors and HIV/syphilis testing among transgender individuals in China: implications for expanding HIV testing services. Sex Transm Dis. 2015 May;42(5):281-5. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000269.

    PMID: 25868142BACKGROUND
  • Bien CH, Muessig KE, Lee R, Lo EJ, Yang LG, Yang B, Peeling RW, Tucker JD. HIV and syphilis testing preferences among men who have sex with men in South China: a qualitative analysis to inform sexual health services. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 13;10(4):e0124161. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124161. eCollection 2015.

    PMID: 25875336BACKGROUND
  • Wei C, Muessig KE, Bien C, Yang L, Meng R, Han L, Yang M, Tucker JD. Strategies for promoting HIV testing uptake: willingness to receive couple-based and collective HIV testing among a cross-sectional online sample of men who have sex with men in China. Sex Transm Infect. 2014 Sep;90(6):469-74. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051460. Epub 2014 Apr 23.

    PMID: 24760266BACKGROUND
  • Bien CH, Best JM, Muessig KE, Wei C, Han L, Tucker JD. Gay Apps for Seeking Sex Partners in China: Implications for MSM Sexual Health. AIDS Behav. 2015 Jun;19(6):941-6. doi: 10.1007/s10461-014-0994-6.

    PMID: 25572834BACKGROUND
  • Han L, Bien CH, Wei C, Muessig KE, Yang M, Liu F, Yang L, Meng G, Emch ME, Tucker JD. HIV self-testing among online MSM in China: implications for expanding HIV testing among key populations. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Oct 1;67(2):216-21. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000278.

    PMID: 24991972BACKGROUND
  • Tucker JD, Muessig KE, Cui R, Bien CH, Lo EJ, Lee R, Wang K, Han L, Liu FY, Yang LG, Yang B, Larson H, Peeling RW. Organizational characteristics of HIV/syphilis testing services for men who have sex with men in South China: a social entrepreneurship analysis and implications for creating sustainable service models. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 25;14:601. doi: 10.1186/s12879-014-0601-5.

    PMID: 25422065BACKGROUND
  • Tucker JD, Wei C, Pendse R, Lo YR. HIV self-testing among key populations: an implementation science approach to evaluating self-testing. J Virus Erad. 2015 Jan;1(1):38-42. doi: 10.1016/S2055-6640(20)31145-6.

    PMID: 26005717BACKGROUND
  • Davis A, Best J, Luo J, Van Der Pol B, Dodge B, Meyerson B, Aalsma M, Wei C, Tucker JD; Social Entrepreneurship for Sexual Health Research Group. Differences in risk behaviours, HIV/STI testing and HIV/STI prevalence between men who have sex with men and men who have sex with both men and women in China. Int J STD AIDS. 2016 Sep;27(10):840-9. doi: 10.1177/0956462415596302. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

    PMID: 26185041BACKGROUND
  • Wang C, Tucker JD, Liu C, Zheng H, Tang W, Ling L. Condom use social norms and self-efficacy with different kinds of male partners among Chinese men who have sex with men: results from an online survey. BMC Public Health. 2018 Oct 16;18(1):1175. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6090-5.

  • Liu C, Mao J, Wong T, Tang W, Tso LS, Tang S, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Qin Y, Chen Z, Ma W, Kang D, Li H, Liao M, Mollan K, Hudgens M, Bayus B, Huang S, Yang B, Wei C, Tucker JD. Comparing the effectiveness of a crowdsourced video and a social marketing video in promoting condom use among Chinese men who have sex with men: a study protocol. BMJ Open. 2016 Oct 3;6(10):e010755. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010755.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSexually Transmitted Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

HIV InfectionsBlood-Borne InfectionsCommunicable DiseasesInfectionsSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralLentivirus InfectionsRetroviridae InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesSlow Virus DiseasesGenital DiseasesUrogenital DiseasesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System DiseasesDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Joseph D Tucker, MD, PhD, MA

    University of North Carolina

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 25, 2015

First Posted

August 6, 2015

Study Start

September 1, 2015

Primary Completion

February 1, 2016

Study Completion

February 1, 2016

Last Updated

April 7, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-04

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