NCT06230367

Sexual Health Advocacy for Guys - a Text Messaging-based HIV Prevention Program for Guys Who Are Into Guys

Harnessing the Power of Text Messaging to Reduce HIV Incidence in Adolescent Males Across the United States

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 5,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Center for Innovative Public Health Research · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 13 Years – 22 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

SHAG is a text messaging-based HIV prevention program designed for cisgender sexual minority boys and men 13-20 years of age across the United States. Investigators will test it against a control group that receives messages about healthy lifestyle.

Detailed description

SHAG is a text messaging-based HIV prevention program designed for cisgender sexual minority boys and men 13-20 years of age across the United States. Investigators will test it against a control group that receives messages about healthy lifestyle. Harnessing the power of technology, young people will be recruited online and largely enrolled digitally. The main outcome of interest is HIV incidence. The impact of the intervention on STI testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will also be examined.

Conditions

• HIV Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Sexual health advocacy for guys	5 month HIV prevention program delivered via text messaging
BEHAVIORAL	Healthy lifestyle control	5 month control group program delivered via text messaging

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-15
• Primary completion: 2026-07-31
• Completion: 2026-07-31
• First posted: 2024-01-30
• Last updated: 2025-12-08

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States