HIV Self-Test subscription boosts routine testing in High-Risk group
NCT ID NCT06189729
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether sending HIV self-test kits to men who have sex with men on a subscription basis encourages them to test more regularly. 240 participants in Hong Kong will receive reminders to test during a control period, then receive actual test kits during an intervention period. The goal is to see if easy access to kits increases testing rates and helps catch new infections early.
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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 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * be aged 18 years or above * be biologically male * have ever had sex with another men * have more than 1 male sex partners in the past 6 months * normally reside in Hong Kong * be able to communicate in written and spoken Chinese or English Exclusion Criteria: * previously HIV diagnosis * unable or unwilling to give informed consent, to complete the questionnaires, to receive text messages as scheduled and when necessary, and to provide the mobile phone number to receive text messages for reminders and delivery notices
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Shatin, Hong Kong
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