Intervention to Encourage HIV Testing and Counseling Among Adolescents

NCT02812329 | Completed Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: 1604017531
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 26
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study aims to minimize risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in adolescent boys and girls, ages 15-16, by promoting HIV testing and counseling (HTC) through the use of an interactive videogame. With input from focus groups of adolescents, the investigators will adapt an HIV prevention videogame, PlayForward: Elm City Stories, for adolescents ages 15-16 . The investigators will then pilot test the videogame in 30 adolescents to assess the acceptability and feasibility of the videogame. They will also assess whether the videogame increased the participants' intentions to obtain HTC, whether they actually obtained HTC, and whether the videogame increased knowledge of HIV.

Conditions

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Efficacy of a HIV prevention videogame measured by self-report questionnaire developed by the study team,

  Efficacy measure will include items on intentions around HIV Testing/Counseling and knowledge of HIV.

  After 3 weeks of using the videogame

• Efficacy of a HIV prevention videogame measured by self-report questionnaire developed by the study team.

  Efficacy measure will include items on intentions around HIV Testing/Counseling and knowledge of HIV.

  Three weeks after 3 weeks of using the videogame

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Satisfaction/acceptability of the HIV prevention videogame measured by self-report questionnaire developed by the study team.

  After 3 weeks of using the videogame

Study Arms (1)

HIV prevention videogame

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will play PlayForward on a tablet computer for 1 hour, two times per week for 3 weeks.

Behavioral: HIV prevention videogame

Interventions

HIV prevention videogame BEHAVIORAL

Assess acceptability and efficacy of a HIV prevention videogame

HIV prevention videogame

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• participants must: 1) be 15-16 years of age and 2) be able to participate in a mobile videogame (willing to sit with a tablet computer for 60 minutes/session to play the game).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yale University: lead
• Digitalmill: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

HIV Infections; Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Slow Virus Diseases; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Lynn E. Fiellin, M.D.

  Yale University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 21, 2016
• First Posted: June 24, 2016
• Study Start: September 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2016
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: February 13, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-02