Status:

RECRUITING

Texting to Reduce Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Risk

Lead Sponsor:

Boston University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a 3-year study to test the efficacy of a text message-based intervention program. Dental patients at 4 community health centers (n= 266) will be randomized to receive either text messages (TMs...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Give informed consent and document consent via a signed and dated informed consent form in REDCap
  • Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
  • Be able to read either in English or Spanish
  • Be a dental clinic patient of record at one of our participating community health centers
  • Has at least one risk factor for HIV defined as self-report of at least one of the following: Men who have sex with men; multiple sex partners, or intravenous drug use

Exclusion

  • Self-report of having HIV infection
  • Participating in another HIV study or another text message study
  • A woman who reports having sex exclusively with women
  • Does not have a mobile phone or other device which can receive text messages from Agile Health
  • Does not have unlimited texting on their mobile plan
  • Has not used any type of text messaging at least once in the past month
  • Single item literacy screening score of 2 or below.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 16 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 14 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

266 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06088277

Start Date

August 16 2024

End Date

April 14 2027

Last Update

July 30 2025

Active Locations (2)

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South End Community Health Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118

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East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02128