TechStep: Technology-based Stepped Care to Stem Transgender Adolescent Risk Transmission

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

254

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 18, 2019

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2022

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2022

Conditions
HIV
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Text Messaging (Text+Step)

Participants receive three culturally competent, theory-based pre-written messages per day sent on a predetermined schedule. Participants who still exhibit sexual risk and do not uptake and/or adhere to PrEP at the 3-month assessment may also receive eCoaching for up to 12 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

WebApp (App+Step)

Participants receive access to a culturally competent password-protected web-based application with transgender-specific resources, support, and health information. Participants who still exhibit sexual risk and do not uptake and/or adhere to PrEP at the 3-month assessment may also receive eCoaching for up to 12 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Information/No Step

Participants in the Information/No Step intervention will receive access to a static website with information about trans health, HIV/STI information and local resources tailored for transgender persons.

Trial Locations (5)

10018

PRIDE Health Research Consortium at Hunter CUNY, New York

19104

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia

77030

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

90027

Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles

02215

The Fenway Institute, Boston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

San Diego State University

OTHER

collaborator

University of North Carolina

OTHER

collaborator

Emory University

OTHER

collaborator

Baylor College of Medicine

OTHER

collaborator

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

OTHER

collaborator

The Fenway Institute

OTHER

collaborator

Hunter College of City University of New York

OTHER

collaborator

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

OTHER

lead

Friends Research Institute, Inc.

OTHER