Acceptability, Feasibility and Preliminary Impact of OurPlan, an mHealth HIV Prevention Intervention for Male Couples

Summary

The study will evaluate the use and preliminary impact of an mHealth app for improving sexual health outcome measures among male couples by assessing whether exposure and use of the app results in improvements in participants and couples' self-reported sexual health and prevention behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes. The study will enroll both men of the couple into a randomized controlled trial. Participants/couples randomized to the intervention will have access to the app for two months while those assigned to the waitlist group will receive and have access to the app for one month. Participants will complete surveys at baseline and at month 2.

Conditions

• HIV/AIDS

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Waitlist

From day 31 to day 60 (ie., during month 2) of the trial, participants in the waitlist arm will be granted access and instructed to use the OurPlan program as directed. The OurPlan program includes 4 modules covering topics of communication, HIV/STI prevention, HIV/STI statistics, and stigma / discrimination. Each module contains content, questions, and an activity for the participant and couple to complete. OurPlan also includes a resource locator using GPS-capabilities to allow participants to find sexual health resources, as well as a calendar and reminder system. One goal of OurPlan is to help both partners of the couple create and use a risk-reduction plan of evidence-based prevention strategies over time. Answers provided during the assessments will help determine whether participants/couples created a risk-reduction plan and used evidence-based strategies over time, including changes in their own and partner-related attitudes toward these strategies.

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention

From day 1 to day 60 (ie., entire 2 month duration) of the trial, participants in the intervention arm will be granted access and instructed to use the OurPlan program as directed. The OurPlan program includes 4 modules covering topics of communication, HIV/STI prevention, HIV/STI statistics, and stigma / discrimination. Each module contains content, questions, and an activity for the participant and couple to complete. OurPlan also includes a resource locator using GPS-capabilities to allow participants to find sexual health resources, as well as a calendar and reminder system. One goal of OurPlan is to help both partners of the couple create and use a risk-reduction plan of evidence-based prevention strategies over time. Answers provided during the assessments will help determine whether participants/couples created a risk-reduction plan and used evidence-based strategies over time, including changes in their own and partner-related attitudes toward these strategies.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan

  collaborator OTHER

• Florida International University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-03-16

Primary Completion

2021-07-31

Completion

2021-07-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations