Gathering Online for Dialogue and Discussion to Enhance Social Support

Conditions: Alcohol Misuse, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – 30 Years

Healthy volunteers: 1

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 500

Sponsor: RTI International

Summary

The goal of this trial is to test a modified mobile health intervention (with a group component) relative to a mobile health intervention in a two-arm randomized trial with 500 young African American women who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative and who misuse alcohol.The expected outcomes are to: (1) determine the efficacy of the virtual group component in reducing alcohol use and sexual risk and increasing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization; and (2) understand selected outcomes for implementation.Participants will be randomized to receive either the mHealth app or the mHealth app plus the group component, and followed up at 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-months post-enrollment.

Eligibility Criteria

Selected Inclusion Criteria:identify as Black/African Americanidentify as femalebe between 18 and 30 years oldrecent substance useHIV negative and not currently on PrEPhave an Android or iOS-based smartphoneSelected Exclusion Criteria:test positive for HIVparticipated in the previous study activities of the current study or previous related studies

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