Thailand HIV and Stigma Reduction Study
Recruiting · NCT06576648 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Finding Respect and Ending Stigma around HIV (FRESH)Mobile Healthy Choices (mHC)Standard PrEP Counseling
What this trial is about
This project will develop a multi-component, technology-delivered intervention designed to reduce HIV and intersectional stigma and improve the use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among HIV-negative Thai vulnerable emerging adults (18-29 years).
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 29 Years
Sex
Male
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Ages between 18 and 29 years
- Male sex at birth
- Self-identifies as women, transgender women or culturally identifies with the female spectrum
- Laboratory-confirmed HIV-negative status
- Self-reported recent history of condomless sex
- Able to understand, read and speak Thai
- Either not started PrEP or currently on PrEP but not adherent (taking ≤3 pills/week) in the past month.
Exclusion criteria
- Have a serious cognitive or psychiatric problem compromising ability to provide informed consent
- Have active suicidal ideation or major mental illness at the time of interview (these patients will be referred for treatment)
- Laboratory or clinical findings that would preclude PrEP initiation (e.g., decreased creatinine clearance)
- Currently enrolled in another HIV intervention study.
- Healthcare providers Inclusion criteria
- Age 18 or above
- Has provided HIV prevention or treatment services for TGW for at least one year Exclusion criteria
- None
- Aim 2 (Pilot RCT) Transgender women Inclusion criteria
- Ages between 18 and 29 years
- Male sex at birth
- Self-identifies as women, transgender women or culturally identifies with the female spectrum
- Laboratory-confirmed HIV-negative status
- Self-reported recent history of condomless sex
- Able to understand, read and speak Thai
- Either not started PrEP or currently on PrEP but not adherent (taking ≤3 pills/week) in the past month.
- Exclusion criteria
- Have a serious cognitive or psychiatric problem compromising ability to provide informed consent
- Have active suicidal ideation or major mental illness at the time of interview (these patients will be referred for treatment)
- Laboratory or clinical findings that would preclude PrEP initiation (e.g., decreased creatinine clearance)
- Currently enrolled in another HIV intervention study.
Where it is running
3 locations listed.
- Institute of HIV Research and Innovation - Bangkok, Thailand
- Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand - Bangkok, Thailand
- SWING Foundation - Bangkok, Thailand