DOT Diary: Pre-Screening Questionnaire for Emory University Location (1184)

Citation: NIH & NIMH R01MH109320. 2019. Susan P. Buchbinder, M.D., Albert Y. Liu, M.D., MPH. Aaron J. Siegler, PhD. Ariane van der Straten, PhD, MPH. Eric Vittinghoff, PhD., Hyman Scott, MD, MPH, Peter Anderson, PhD. Public Health Foundation Enterprises, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Emory University.

Study Description: Many studies of pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP (giving an anti-HIV medication to an HIV uninfected person to prevent infection from their HIV positive sex partner) have failed to tell us whether or not the medication prevents infection, because very few of the study volunteers took the pills regularly. This study aims to develop and test a new technology called DOT Diary (D2) used by PrEP study volunteers to take pictures (using their smartphones) of themselves taking their pills, and also using their phones to keep track of their sexual practices. This will allow future studies to provide extra support for study volunteers not taking their medicines regularly, and to figure out whether or not the medications prevent new HIV infections.

Document Type(s): Recruitment Materials

Study Type(s): Standard RCT

Study Method(s): Qual + Quant Clinical

Topic Area(s): Prevention Community Health Behavioral Developmental mHealth Clinical

Geography: Domestic

Study Year: 2019

Project Name: DOT Diary