Trial results for a mobile-health (mHealth) intervention aimed at supporting HIV self-testing and PrEP uptake were posted on ClinicalTrials.gov on 2026-05-01. The study enrolled 118 participants to evaluate the intervention's impact.
Background
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a significant global public health challenge. Early detection through HIV self-testing and prevention strategies like pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are crucial tools in combating the epidemic. Mobile-health (mHealth) interventions offer a promising avenue to reach key populations, such as young men who have sex with men (YMSM), to improve access to these vital services and support adherence.
Trial design
This completed trial (NCT04865341) enrolled 118 participants to investigate a mobile-health (mHealth) intervention designed to support HIV self-testing and PrEP uptake among young men who have sex with men. The study involved participants with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It compared an Experimental IMB Group with an Information-Only Control group.
Key results
The trial measured self-reported self-administration of HIV testing and PrEP uptake. Key measurements included:
- For self-reported self-administration of HIV testing: 46 participants in the Experimental IMB Group reported self-testing, compared to 44 participants in the Information-Only Control group.
- For self-reported PrEP uptake: 9 participants in the Experimental IMB Group reported PrEP uptake, compared to 10 participants in the Information-Only Control group.
What this means
The results indicate that in this study population, the mobile-health intervention group had a slightly higher number of participants reporting HIV self-testing compared to the information-only control group (46 vs. 44). Conversely, the information-only control group reported slightly higher PrEP uptake (10 vs. 9). Given the small differences in these counts and the absence of statistical analyses, it is not possible to determine the significance of these observed outcomes or to draw definitive conclusions about the intervention's effectiveness from these raw numbers alone. Further research with larger cohorts and robust statistical evaluation would be necessary to understand the full impact of such mHealth interventions.
Source
The information for these trial results was sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a public database of clinical studies. The results for study NCT04865341, titled "Mobile-health (mHealth) Intervention to Support HIV Self-testing and PrEP Uptake Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men," were posted on 2026-05-01 on clinicaltrials.gov.