N/A
N=56
Mobile HIV Prevention App for Black Women
Mobile Phone Use · Hiv · Stigma, Social
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05080972 ↗Enrolled (actual)
56
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Retention Rate — 20; 24 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- in-the-kNOW mobile app (Behavioral); Control (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- Emory University
- Primary completion
- Dec 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Retention Rate |
20; 24 | — |
| PRIMARY App User Retention Rate |
70.03 | — |
| PRIMARY System Usability Scale (SUS) |
63.25 | — |
| PRIMARY Impact Scale |
4.19 | — |
| PRIMARY Perceived Usefulness (PU) Scale |
3.54 | — |
| PRIMARY Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) Scale |
3.69 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Home Test Kits Ordered by Participants. |
3 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Indicating Intention to Start PrEP |
8; 12; 11; 9; 5; 5 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Agreed With Statements About PrEP Initiation |
1; 2; 19; 18; 6; 8 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participant's Who Initiated PrEP Treatment |
0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Enrolled Participants by Recruiting Source |
21; 16; 0; 0; 1; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Reporting Smartphone Ownership |
28; 28 | — |
Summary
Black women have a significantly higher risk of acquiring HIV compared to their non-Black counterparts.
The purpose of this study is to refine and test a mobile HIV Prevention and Reproductive Health app developed specifically for Black women.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- 18-44 years of age
- Self-identify as Black
- Assigned female at birth and identify as female
- Individuals who qualify for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) based on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) criteria (for residence in high HIV incidence areas-reside in Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett, or Dekalb counties)
- Sexually active within the last 6 months
- HIV-negative
- Owner of an Android or IOS smartphone
Exclusion Criteria
- Adults unable to consent
- Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
- Cognitively impaired or Individuals with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity
- Individuals who are not able to clearly understand English
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05080972). 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.