Gathering Online for Dialogue and Discussion to Enhance Social Support

Description

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- and 6-months post-enrollment.

Conditions

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

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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- and 6-months post-enrollment.

GODDESS (Gathering Online for Dialogue and Discussion to Enhance Social Support): Engaging Young African American Women in a Virtual Group App to Address Alcohol Misuse, Sexual Risk, and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in North Carolina (NC)

Gathering Online for Dialogue and Discussion to Enhance Social Support

Condition
Alcohol Misuse
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Durham

RTI International, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27707

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

  • * identify as Black/African American
  • * identify as female
  • * be between 18 and 30 years old
  • * recent substance use
  • * HIV negative and not currently on PrEP
  • * have an Android or iOS-based smartphone
  • * test positive for HIV
  • * participated in the previous study activities of the current study or previous related studies

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

RTI International,

Felicia A Browne, ScD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, RTI International

Study Record Dates

2027-04