Beta Testing of a Smartphone App for HIV Prevention in Malaysian MSM

NCT05052411 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: R21TW011665
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project will involve beta testing of the JomPrEP app to assess its usability and acceptability among Malaysian MSM.

Conditions

HIV Prevention Program

Keywords

PrEP; mHealth; mobile application

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• Usability of the JomPrEP app through the System Usability Scale

  The Systems Usability Scale (SUS) will be used to assess the subjective usability of the app.

  1 month

• Usability of the JomPrEP app through app analytics

  The investigators will collect app analytics, such as the number of log-ins to assess usability.

  1 month

• Usability of the JomPrEP app through app analytics

  The investigators will collect app analytics, such as session duration to assess usability.

  1 month

• Usability of the JomPrEP app through app analytics

  The investigators will collect app analytics, such as pages visited to assess usability.

  1 month

• Usability of the JomPrEP app through app analytics

  The investigators will collect app analytics, such as frequency of use of app components to assess usability.

  1 month

• Usability of the JomPrEP app through app analytics

  The investigators will collect app analytics, such as the duration of use of app components to assess usability.

  1 month

• Usability of the JomPrEP app through interviews

  Participants will be asked to provide qualitative feedback on functionality, performance, and errors encountered, motivation to use the app, overall experiences using the app, feedback for further refinement, and subjective impact of the app on HIV prevention outcomes.

  1 month

• Acceptability of the JomPrEP app through the System Usability Scale

  Point estimates for mean acceptability ≥50 for the System Usability Scale will be considered the minimum criteria for acceptability. The higher the score, the better the outcome. Minimum score for the scale is 0, maximum score is 100.

  1 month

• Acceptability of the JomPrEP app through calculated proportions

  Proportion of participants accessing the app \>0.60 will be considered the minimum criteria for acceptability.

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Feasibility of the JomPrEP app through the System Usability Scale

  1 month

• Feasibility of the JomPrEP app through calculated proportions

  1 month

Study Arms (1)

Expanded beta testing of the JomPrEP app

EXPERIMENTAL

App usage assessments and analytics over a 1-month period.

Other: App usage assessments and analytics

Interventions

App usage assessments and analytics OTHER

All participants will be given a brief overview of the purpose of the study followed by a survey on participant characteristics and barriers to accessing HIV testing and PrEP uptake and P/SUD support services. The participant will be observed downloading the JomPrEP app and instructed with a brief tutorial on the onboarding process. The participant will be told to keep the app for 1 month and encouraged to use all app components. At 30 days, the participant will complete a post-survey, to which the Systems Usability Scale will be added. App analytics will also be collected (e.g., the number of logins). Participants will be asked to provide feedback on functionality, performance, and errors encountered, motivation to use the app, overall experiences using the app, feedback for further refinement, and subjective impact of the app on HIV prevention.

Expanded beta testing of the JomPrEP app

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Cis-gender men.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• HIV-negative MSM
• Age more than or equal to 18
• Cis-gender men
• Condomless sex in the last 30 days
• Own a smartphone

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to provide informed consent
• Unable to read and understand English or Bahasa Malaysia

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Connecticut: lead
• University of Malaya: collaborator
• Yale University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Shrestha R, Altice FL, Khati A, Azwa I, Gautam K, Gupta S, Sullivan PS, Ni Z, Kamarulzaman A, Phiphatkunarnon P, Wickersham JA. Clinic-Integrated Smartphone App (JomPrEP) to Improve Uptake of HIV Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Usability and Acceptability. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2023 Feb 16;11:e44468. doi: 10.2196/44468.

  PMID: 36795465 DERIVED

Related Links

• Naeem F, Syed Y, Xiang S, et al. Development, Testing and Reporting of Mobile Apps for Psycho-social Interventions: Lessons from the Pharmaceuticals. Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods. 2015;4(4).
• Bangor A, Kortum P, Miller J. Determining what individual SUS scores mean: adding an adjective rating scale. J. Usability Studies. 2009;4(3):114-123.
• Brooke J, Jordan P, Thomas B, Weerdmeester B, McClelland I. Usability evaluation in industry. SUS: a'quick and dirty'usability scale. 1996:184-194.

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: We will enroll 50 MSM for a total of 1 month.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 25, 2021
• First Posted: September 22, 2021
• Study Start: March 13, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 24, 2022
• Study Completion: April 24, 2022
• Last Updated: September 1, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Locations

MY (1)