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Testing of the Smartphone App to Enhance HIV Prevention Cascade Among Malaysian MSM

NCT05044013 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2025-07-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators will conduct a pilot RCT to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the JomPrEP app and examine its preliminary efficacy in improving PrEP cascade compared with the control group.

Conditions

  • HIV Prevention Program

Interventions

OTHER

Full access to JomPrEP app

All participants will receive the JomPrEP app with access to all of its features which include: customizable page (using avatars and pseudonyms); visual dashboard (track and visualize progress); HIV testing plan (create plan for HIV testing, order self-testing kits, testing site locator); PrEP Care Plan (PrEPxpress, automated reminders for follow-up care, labs, delivery); chat function and discussion forum; tailored messages and reminders; assessment center (weekly assessment on adherence to PrEP, HIV risk, mood); knowledge center (resources on HIV testing and PrEP); Mental health support (screen for P/SUD, counseling feedback, referral to support services); Integration of provider locator (provides users with a GPS enabled map for PrEP and mental health support providers in Malaysia) and Gamification (offers extrinsic motivation by rewarding points/milestones for doing activities within the app). Participants can also contact the RA using the chat function for support.

OTHER

inactivated JomPrEP app

Only information and resources for PrEP services will be available along with access to risk assessment tools.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Malaya

    collaborator OTHER

  • Yale University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Connecticut

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Roman Shrestha, PhD · University of Connecticut

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-15
Primary Completion
2025-07-12
Completion
2025-07-12

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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