Can an app help black teens stay HIV-Free? small study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06876324
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test a mobile app called HealthMPowerment designed to help Black adolescents and young adults in Alabama take PrEP, a daily pill that prevents HIV. Ten teens and their adult supporters will use the app for a few weeks, and researchers will check if it's easy and acceptable to use. The goal is to see if this approach is worth testing in larger studies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HealthMPowerment mobile app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a practical way to help Black teens stick with PrEP and lower their HIV risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, tiny study (only 10 people) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. The app may not work in larger groups or other settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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14 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * African Americans * Living in the state of Alabama * Have a PrEP indication (e.g. sex with a partner living with HIV, condomless sex, sex with multiple partners, engagement in transactional sex, or at least one sexually transmitted infection in the past 6 months) * Support Person: * \>21 years old * self-reported provision of instrumental, informational, or emotional support for a Black AYA 14-21 years old Exclusion Criteria: * HIV positive * Inability to provide informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 25294-0111, United States
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