Behavior, SexNCT05811611
Two WeChat Mini Program-based Interventions Reducing Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Heterosexual Male Factory Workers
A study testing WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online health promotion videos and WeChat Mini Program Only in people with Behavior, Sex, run by Chinese University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.
Trial summary
A non-blinded parallel group randomized controlled trial is conducted. Adult male full-time employees of factories in Shenzhen who have access to smartphone and WeChat are recruited by staff of the Longhua Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, men only
- Conditions the study is for
- Behavior, Sex
- What is being tested?
- WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online health promotion videos and WeChat Mini Program Only
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 244 participants
- Where
- 1 siteHong Kong
- Study dates
- 1 Dec 2021to 30 Apr 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Men only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Male at birth
- Aged 18 years or above
- Full-time employee of a factory in Shenzhen
- Having a smartphone with internet access
- Having installed or willing to install WeChat on the smartphone
- Willing to complete follow-up surveys at Month 6 and 12
Who cannot join
- Oral or anal sex with a man
- Blindness ot deafness
- Not able to communicate effectively with project staff
- Self-reported as HIV positive
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Hong Kong1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Centre for Health Behaviours Research, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, 666888
Zixin Wang, PhD, +852 22528740, wangzx@cuhk.edu.hk
About this study
Official title: Efficacies of Two WeChat Mini Program-based Interventions in Reducing Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Heterosexual Male Factory Workers in China: a Randomized Controlled Trial
A non-blinded parallel group randomized controlled trial is conducted. Adult male full-time employees of factories in Shenzhen who have access to smartphone and WeChat are recruited by staff of the Longhua Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
After completing an online baseline questionnaire, participants will be randomized evenly to either the intervention group or the control group. Participants in the control group will have access to a WeChat Mini Program providing HIV and sexually transmitted prevention information during the project period. In addition to those received by the control group, the Mini Program will proactively ask participants in the intervention group some simple questions to assess presence of sexual risk behaviors at Month 0 and Month 1, and invite them to watch online health promotion video(s) tailored to their current sexual risk behaviors.
All participants will complete two online follow-up surveys six and twelve months after completion of the interventions.
- Conditions
- Behavior, Sex
- Being tested
- WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online health promotion videos, WeChat Mini Program Only
- Medical subject headings
- Sexual Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online health promotion videosBehavioural
Participants have access to a WeChat Mini Program. Participants will also watch online health promotion videos tailored to their current sexual behaviors.
WeChat Mini Program OnlyBehavioural
Participants only have access to a WeChat Mini Program.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online promotion videos | Experimental | 1. Having access to a WeChat Mini Program providing HIV and STI prevention information during the project period
2. The WeChat Mini Program proactively asks questions assessing sexual risk behaviors at Month 0 and Month 1, and invite participants two watch online health promotion videos tailored to their sexual risk behaviors status. Receives: Behavioral: WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online health promotion videos |
| WeChat Mini Program Only | Active comparator | Having access to a WeChat Mini Program providing HIV and STI prevention information during the project period Receives: Behavioral: WeChat Mini Program Only |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Sexual intercourse with non-regular female sex partner
Proportion of the participants who have sexual intercourse with a non-regular female sex partner in the past six months
Measured: 6 months
Sexual intercourse with female sex workers
Proportion of participants who have sexual intercourse with a female sex worker in the past six months
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
Condomless sex with non-regular female sex partners
Proportion of the participants who have condomless sex with a non-regular female sex partner in the past six months
Measured: 6 months
Condomless sex with female sex workers
Proportion of the participants who have condomless sex with a female sex worker in the past six months
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Apr 2023
- Study start1 Dec 2021
- Primary completion30 Apr 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Apr 2023 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Behavior, SexStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Chinese University of Hong KongThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 244 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Zixin Wang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Investigators
- Zixin Wang, PhD, Principal investigator, Chinese University of Hong Kong
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05811611
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HLPM201907020105
- Status last verified
- Mar 2023
- First submitted
- 20 Mar 2023
- Last updated
- 13 Apr 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: The data involve sensitive sexual behaviors of the participants
Publications
Zhang K, Cao B, Fang Y, Liang X, Ye D, Chen YQ, Zhong R, Cao H, Hu T, Li T, Cai Y, Zou H, Wang Z. Comparing the Efficacy of 2 WeChat Mini Programs in Reducing Nonmarital Heterosexual Contact by Male Factory Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Sep 9;26:e49362. doi: 10.2196/49362.
PubMed 39250213
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Apr 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Efficacies of Two WeChat Mini Program-based Interventions in Reducing Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Heterosexual Male Factory Workers in China: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05811611
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HLPM201907020105
- Conditions
- Behavior, Sex
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 244 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong KongUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Dec 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Apr 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Apr 2023 (estimated)
- First posted
- 13 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A non-blinded parallel group randomized controlled trial is conducted. Adult male full-time employees of factories in Shenzhen who have access to smartphone and WeChat are recruited by staff of the Longhua Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
After completing an online baseline questionnaire, participants will be randomized evenly to either the intervention group or the control group. Participants in the control group will have access to a WeChat Mini Program providing HIV and sexually transmitted prevention information during the project period. In addition to those received by the control group, the Mini Program will proactively ask participants in the intervention group some simple questions to assess presence of sexual risk behaviors at Month 0 and Month 1, and invite them to watch online health promotion video(s) tailored to their current sexual risk behaviors.
All participants will complete two online follow-up surveys six and twelve months after completion of the interventions.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online promotion videos | Experimental | Behavioral: WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online health promotion videos1. Having access to a WeChat Mini Program providing HIV and STI prevention information during the project period 2. The WeChat Mini Program proactively asks questions assessing sexual risk behaviors at Month 0 and Month 1, and invite participants two watch online health promotion videos tailored to their sexual risk behaviors status. |
| WeChat Mini Program Only | Active comparator | Behavioral: WeChat Mini Program OnlyHaving access to a WeChat Mini Program providing HIV and STI prevention information during the project period |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Male at birth
- Aged 18 years or above
- Full-time employee of a factory in Shenzhen
- Having a smartphone with internet access
- Having installed or willing to install WeChat on the smartphone
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Oral or anal sex with a man
- Blindness ot deafness
- Not able to communicate effectively with project staff
- Self-reported as HIV positive
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online health promotion videosParticipants have access to a WeChat Mini Program. Participants will also watch online health promotion videos tailored to their current sexual behaviors. | Behavioural | WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online promotion videos |
| WeChat Mini Program OnlyParticipants only have access to a WeChat Mini Program. | Behavioural | WeChat Mini Program Only |
Primary outcome
Sexual intercourse with non-regular female sex partner
Time frame: 6 months
Proportion of the participants who have sexual intercourse with a non-regular female sex partner in the past six months
Sexual intercourse with female sex workers
Time frame: 6 months
Proportion of participants who have sexual intercourse with a female sex worker in the past six months
2 secondary outcomes
Condomless sex with non-regular female sex partners
Time frame: 6 months
Condomless sex with female sex workers
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Apr 2023.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39250213Zhang K, Cao B, Fang Y, Liang X, Ye D, Chen YQ, Zhong R, Cao H, Hu T, Li T, Cai Y, Zou H, Wang Z. Comparing the Efficacy of 2 WeChat Mini Programs in Reducing Nonmarital Heterosexual Contact by Male Factory Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Sep 9;26:e49362. doi: 10.2196/49362.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. The data involve sensitive sexual behaviors of the participants
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Zixin Wang, PhD principal investigator
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing WeChat Mini Program plus tailored online health promotion videos and WeChat Mini Program Only in people with Behavior, Sex, run by Chinese University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Apr 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Hong Kong. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Zixin Wang, PhD (+852 22528740, wangzx@cuhk.edu.hk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Sexual intercourse with non-regular female sex partner (time frame: 6 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05811611, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Apr 2023.