NCT07741123Not yet recruiting
HealthMpowerment Korea: Pilot Testing the Cultural Adaptation of a Digital HIV Intervention for Men Who Have Sex With Men in South Korea
Pilot Testing the Cultural Adaptation of a Digital HIV Intervention for Men Who Have Sex With Men in South Korea
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study tests a mobile application (app) designed to support sexual health and prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among young men in South Korea. Researchers are interested to learn if the app is acceptable, easy to use, and helpful for young men who have sex with men (MSM). Participants will complete a 15-minute online survey at the start of the study and another 15-minute survey 3 months later. Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 2 study groups for 3 months: 1. Intervention Group: Participants receive access to the full mobile app, called Bandi. The app includes health articles, quizzes, community discussion forums, a personal sexual health log, and a clinic finder. 2. Control Group: Participants receive access to a basic version of the app that includes informational articles and the clinic finder only. Researchers will compare both groups over 3 months to see if using the full app leads to higher rates of HIV testing and lower sexual risk behaviors.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 28 Jul 2026
- Start date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Mar 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Seul Ki Choi
- Diseases
- HIV
- NCT number
- NCT07741123
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 1 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Mar 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- No reported episodes of condomless anal intercourse with a male partner in the prior 6 months
Other illness
- Known HIV-positive status
Age
- Younger than 18 or older than 35 years of age
Other
- Assigned female at birth or do not currently identify as male
- Non-residence in the Seoul Metropolitan area
- Do not hold Korean nationality
- Do not identify as a sexual minority
Who the study is looking for
- Male sex assigned at birth and current male gender identity
- Aged 18 to 35 years
- Current residence in the Seoul Metropolitan area
- Korean nationality
- Self-identify as a sexual minority (e.g., gay, bisexual, queer, or other non-heterosexual identity)
- HIV-negative or HIV-unaware serostatus
- Report at least 1 episode of condomless anal intercourse with a male partner in the prior 6 months
Age in the registry: 18 years to 35 years · Sex: Male · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewha Womans University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Unknown status |
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