Status:
COMPLETED
UTECH: Machine Learning for HIV Prevention Among Substance Using GBMSM
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conditions:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
HIV Infections
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This project seeks to develop and test the acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of uTECH, a novel social media "big data" machine learning intervention for HIV-negative substance-using sexua...
Detailed Description
The project will occur in two phases. In Phase 1, we will conduct qualitative interviews with gay and bisexual men who have sex with men (GBMSM) using an iterative user-centered design process, which ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or older
- Current sexual identity as a sexual minority
- Current gender identity as a gender minority
- Have had anal and/or oral sex with a man in the past 3 months
- Use an illicit substance (such as methamphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy) OR a legal substance (such as alcohol or marijuana) in the past 3 months
- Have had sex while using any substance in the past 3 months
- Use a gay-specific social media/networking/dating app in the past 3 months to seek sexual and drug use partners
- Willing to participate in audio-recorded interviews over Zoom
- Comfortable answering questions in English
- Use an Android or iOS smartphone
- Negative or Unsure about HIV status
- Comfortable with downloading an app that captures a variety of text-based information from their phone over the course of 12-months
- Currently living and/or sleeping in Los Angeles County
- Willing to participate in this study.
Exclusion
- Under 18 years of age
- Does not currently identify as a gender or sexual minority
- Have not had anal and/or oral sex with a man in the past 3 months
- Have not used an illicit substance (such as methamphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy) or legal substance (such as alcohol or marijuana) in the past 3 months
- Have not had sex while using any substance in the past 3 months
- Have not used a gay-specific social media/networking/dating app in the past 3 months to seek sexual and drug use partners
- Are not willing to participate in audio-recorded interviews over Zoom
- Do not feel comfortable answering questions in English
- Do not use an Android or iOS smartphone
- HIV status is positive
- Do not feel comfortable with downloading an app that captures a variety of text-based information from their phone over the course of 12-months
- Are not currently living and/or sleeping in Los Angeles County
- Am not willing to participate in this study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 24 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
388 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04710901
Start Date
November 24 2020
End Date
May 31 2024
Last Update
November 25 2024
Active Locations (1)
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UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095