Examining the Health Effects of NPOWER365 Among Black Same Gender Loving Men

Summary

This research study aims to test the effectiveness, reach, and maintenance over time of the NPOWER365 HIV care intervention for Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) living with HIV. NPOWER365 is a BMSM community-developed multicomponent intervention that aims to: 1) Support daily health promotion via HIV health education and health maintenance reminders; 2) Foster positive social connections among BMSM via online moderated forums, interpersonal chats, and community calendars; 3) Connect clients to BMSM-affirming healthcare, including HIV treatment and mental healthcare; 4) Provide resources for housing, transportation, and other economic empowerment.

Conditions

• Sexual and Gender Minorities
• Social Stigma
• Medication Adherence
• Depressive Symptoms
• Anxiety Symptoms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

NPOWER365 HIV care intervention

NPOWER365 is a multicomponent intervention that combines mHealth features and institutional to support community priorities identified in formative CBPR. In line with best-practices for trials of intervention principles (TIPs) with mHealth interventions, NPOWER365 deploys intervention elements that serve to accomplish intervention strategies. NPOWER365 intervention strategies are to promote: 1)Health knowledge and motivation; 2)Social support coping; 3)Access to culturally-affirming healthcare; and 4)Housing and other economic resources. NPOWER365 pursues these strategies via these intervention elements: 1)Weekly HIV and psychological health information and motivation content and daily health notifications; 2)Online moderated forums, interpersonal chats, and community calendars; 3)Linkage to biopsychosocial healthcare via NAESM's network of Black SGLM-affirming providers; and 4)Housing and economic resources through NAESM's direct support and referral network.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Positive Impact Health Centers

  collaborator OTHER

• George Washington University

  collaborator OTHER

• Carnegie Mellon University

  collaborator OTHER

• Emory University

  collaborator OTHER

• Columbia University

  collaborator OTHER

• Arizona State University

  collaborator OTHER

• NAESM, Inc.

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Devin English, Ph.D. · Rutgers University

• Justin Smith, MS, MPH · Positive Impact Health Centers

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-03-31

Primary Completion

2028-04-30

Completion

2028-04-30