App aims to slash HIV rates in young gay and bisexual men

NCT ID NCT06741631

Recruiting now Prevention Sponsor: Columbia University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a mobile app called MyPEEPS can reduce new HIV infections among 3,200 high-risk young men who have sex with men and non-binary individuals aged 16-29. Participants use the app to learn safer sex strategies and are compared to a standard care group. The trial tracks HIV status and risky sexual behavior over 12 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: MyPEEPS Mobile app (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could provide a scalable, app-based tool to help prevent HIV in high-risk young men and non-binary individuals.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug or vaccine, so its effect may be modest. The trial relies on self-reported data, which can be unreliable.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

AIDS HIV infectious disease prevention target

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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HIV/AIDS

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Contact

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Locations

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
RECRUITING

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Columbia University
RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10032, United States

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