Information Seeking About Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

Description

The goal of these two intervention studies is to test promising health communication messaging strategies most likely to enhance Black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White YMSM's (young men who have sex with men's) engagement with online content about injectable and oral PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). Participants will be asked to browse a mock Google results page featuring various kinds of PrEP information, and their browsing behavior will be unobtrusively logged. In Study 1, participants will be randomly assigned to browse for information about oral PrEP or browse for information about injectable PrEP. The design of Study 2 will be identical to Study 1 but will focus only on injectable PrEP content. In addition to browsing behavior, visual behavior data will also be collected in Study 2 with eye-trackers.

Conditions

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

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Study overview

The goal of these two intervention studies is to test promising health communication messaging strategies most likely to enhance Black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White YMSM's (young men who have sex with men's) engagement with online content about injectable and oral PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). Participants will be asked to browse a mock Google results page featuring various kinds of PrEP information, and their browsing behavior will be unobtrusively logged. In Study 1, participants will be randomly assigned to browse for information about oral PrEP or browse for information about injectable PrEP. The design of Study 2 will be identical to Study 1 but will focus only on injectable PrEP content. In addition to browsing behavior, visual behavior data will also be collected in Study 2 with eye-trackers.

Information Seeking About Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Information Seeking About Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

Condition
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

University Park

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States, 16802

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Have an Internet-connectable device (Study 1 only)
  • * Be 18-34 years of age
  • * Identify as cisgender male
  • * Identify as gay or bisexual
  • * Be HIV negative
  • * Have had anal sex in the past 6 months
  • * Meet one of the following criteria: a. Have a sexual partner with HIV, b. Have inconsistent condom use, c. Have received an STI diagnosis in the last 6 months.
  • * Does not meet all of the criteria above

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 34 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Penn State University,

Christofer J Skurka, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Penn State University

Study Record Dates

2025-06