Adaptation and Implementation of an Evidence-based Approach to Advance HIV Prevention and Care

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age16+
SponsorUniversity of California, Los Angeles

About this trial

Transgender women in the intervention condition will attend TransAction individual risk reduction sessions; skill building and open group support sessions, and social events between baseline and 3-month assessment. Transgender women participants in the control condition will be invited to social events only.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

16 years of age or older

being male at birth and currently self-identified as a TW

currently living in Ho Chi Minh City adjacent areas and having no plans to move out of the areas in the next 6 months - have the cognitive capacity to participate in study activities as judged by the study recruiter.

Disqualifiers

have been involved in intervention adaptation activities previously with the study team

inability to give informed consent/assent

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • TransAction

    Behavioral

    Immediately following the baseline, participants in the intervention condition will be invited to participate in the individual and group sessions, with topics around reducing HIV risk behaviors, regular HIV/CD4/viral load testing, ART/PrEP uptake and adherence, and family/social support, all to be completed within three months. All participants, including those in both intervention and control conditions, will be invited to two social events to disseminate health information, HIV prevention messages, and foster social support in a festive, party-style atmosphere.

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Placement on HIV prevention/care continua

An ordinal outcome from 1) HIV+; not taking ART; 2) HIV+; taking ART but not virally suppressed (including no viral load test in the last 6 months); 3) HIV+; taking ART and virtually suppressed; 4) HIV-, not having regular HIV testing; 5) HIV-, having regular HIV testing but not taking PrEP; and 6) HIV-; currently on PrEP. A higher value indicates better placement in HIV prevention/care continua.

Time frame
Baseline, 3-, and 6-months

Secondary outcomes

1

Self-efficacy

Self-efficacy in seeking healthcare and social services, as well as self-efficacy in negotiating condom use.

Time frame
Baseline, 3-, and 6-months
2

Social support

Perceived support from family members, peers, service providers, and online resources

Time frame
Baseline, 3-, and 6-months
3

General wellbeing and quality of life

General wellbing and quality of life will be measured using Short Form-12 and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Time frame
Baseline, 3-, and 6-months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of California, Los Angeles

Lead sponsor

University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

Collaborator

Friends Research Institute, Inc.

Collaborator

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Collaborator