N/A N=296 Randomized Double-blind Prevention

An Accessible Digital Intervention to Promote HIV Testing/Counseling and Prevention Among Adolescents

HIV Prevention

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

296

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Jan 2022

Primary outcome: Primary: Attitudes Around HIV Testing and Counseling — 0.33; 0.33; 0.74; 0.26 score on a scale

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: PlayTest! (Other); Control games (Other)
Age: Pediatric, Adult · 14+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Yale University
Primary completion: Oct 2020

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Attitudes Around HIV Testing and Counseling	0.33; 0.33; 0.74; 0.26; 0.67; 0.24	—
SECONDARY Intentions to Get Tested for HIV	0.14; 0.06; 0.57; 0.05; 0.55; 0.07	—
SECONDARY Number of Students Tested for HIV at Month 1	1; 0	—
SECONDARY Number of Students Tested for HIV at Month 2	1; 0	—
SECONDARY Number of Students Tested for HIV at Month 3	0; 0	—
SECONDARY Number of Students Tested for HIV at Month 4	0; 0	—
SECONDARY Number of Students Tested for HIV at Month 5	0; 0	—
SECONDARY Number of Students Tested for HIV at Month 6	1; 0	—
SECONDARY Knowledge About HTC	8.18; 7.74; 10.01; 8.15; 9.91; 7.92	—
SECONDARY Self-efficacy Around HIV Testing and Counseling	60.49; 57.80; 70.91; 59.24; 69.84; 58.11	—
SECONDARY Self-efficacy Around Overall Health	76.84; 73.33; 78.00; 71.09; 75.53; 68.31	—
SECONDARY HIV Testing and Counseling Behavior (Self-Report)	12; 9; 108; 113; 5; 3	—
SECONDARY Perceived Barriers to HIV Testing	28; 47; 12; 20; 19; 42	—
SECONDARY Perceived Barriers to HIV Testing	28; 47; 12; 20; 19; 42	—
SECONDARY Perceived Barriers to HIV Testing	28; 47; 12; 20; 19; 42	—
SECONDARY Perceived Barriers to HIV Testing	28; 47; 12; 20; 19; 42	—
SECONDARY Perceived Barriers to STI Testing	28; 48; 17; 20; 23; 46	—
SECONDARY Perceived Barriers to STI Testing	28; 48; 17; 20; 23; 46	—
SECONDARY Perceived Barriers to STI Testing	28; 48; 17; 20; 23; 46	—
SECONDARY Perceived Barriers to STI Testing	28; 48; 17; 20; 23; 46	—

Summary

This is Phase II of a study previously registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02812329). Phase II focuses on adapting and expanding the reach of a previously developed video game aimed at HIV prevention. The game will be adapted to include web access/distribution and be evaluated using a randomized controlled trial.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Ability to participate in a web-based videogame (willing to sit for 60 minutes/session to play the game)
Have not been tested for HIV in the past year
Ability to provide assent/parental/guardian consent+
Have a completed and signed enrollment form for their school's health clinic allowing them, if they choose, to access the clinic for testing and health care
Students can be older than 18 as long as they were 18 or younger at the time of signing consent

Exclusion Criteria

Failure to meet any of the eligibility criteria

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03713034). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.