Status:

SUSPENDED

HIV-Prevention Smartphone Game Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Emory University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Kenya Medical Research Institute

Conditions:

HIV

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-14 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This project, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, will test the efficacy of an electronic game to prevent HIV among African adolescents (aged 12-17), delivered via inexpensive Android s...

Detailed Description

The 912 study participants (youth ages 12-14) will be randomized to the intervention or control arm upon completion of the baseline survey. The assignments will be generated with the use of a pseudo-r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adolescents, male and female, aged 12-14 at recruitment in Kisumu Town, Kenya (n=912)
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Aged 12-14 at time of enrollment
  • Resident in Kisumu Town, Kenya
  • Having basic English literacy (Grade 3-4 on the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale, assessed via a short listening and reading comprehension test at enrollment)
  • Only one child per family
  • Not previously enrolled in formative research or pilot testing of intervention or survey instruments
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Aged \<12 or \>14 at time of enrollment
  • Not a resident of Kisumu Town, Kenya
  • Not having basic English literacy
  • Sibling to a child already enrolled in the study
  • Previously involved in formative research or pilot testing of intervention or survey instruments

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 12 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2028

    Estimated Enrollment :

    1000 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04437667

    Start Date

    October 12 2020

    End Date

    August 1 2028

    Last Update

    October 6 2025

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    Kenya Medical Research Institute

    Kisumu, Kenya