Can a phone app help end HIV stigma and boost prevention?
NCT ID NCT07509827
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a mobile health program designed to reduce HIV-related stigma and improve use of PrEP (a daily pill that prevents HIV) among young transgender women in Thailand. The program includes counseling and stigma-reduction activities delivered via smartphone. Researchers will enroll 108 HIV-negative transgender women aged 18-29 who are not currently using PrEP or are not taking it regularly.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile health program (Mobile Healthy Choices and FRESH) plus standard PrEP counseling
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective way to reduce HIV stigma and increase PrEP use among young transgender women.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with 108 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on self-reported adherence, which can be unreliable.
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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 108 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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 to 29 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-29 years * Male sex at birth * Self-identify as transgender woman/female spectrum * HIV-negative (laboratory confirmed) * Recent condomless sex * Able to understand Thai * Not on PrEP or poorly adherent (≤3 pills/week) Exclusion Criteria: * Serious cognitive or psychiatric condition affecting consent * Active suicidal ideation or major mental illness * Medical contraindications to PrEP * Enrolled in another HIV intervention study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI)
RECRUITINGBangkok, Pathumwan, 10330, Thailand
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Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand (RSAT)
RECRUITINGBangkok, Bangkapi, 10240, Thailand
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The Service Workers In Group Foundation (SWING)
RECRUITINGBangkok, Building 3, Patpong, Surawong Road, 10500, Thailand
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