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Testing a Gender-inclusive HIV Prevention Program

Harnessing the Power of Technology to Develop a Population-based HIV Prevention Program for Trans Girls

Who can join

Ages 14 to 18 · Men · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

1. assigned male sex at birth and currently have a non-cisgender identity (e.g., transgender girl, non-binary, gender fluid, unsure);
2. aged 14-18 years and have not yet graduated high school;
3. English-speaking;
4. the sole user of a cell phone with an unlimited text messaging plan;
5. have access to the Internet to complete online surveys;
6. intend to have the same cell number for the next 6 months;
7. provide informed assent;
8. not have taken part in a previous #TranscendentHealth study activity or know someone who is in the study to increase the diversity of input from transgirls, and
9. agree to enroll over the phone with study staff.

Exclusion Criteria:

* None beyond not meeting inclusion criteria

About the study

If, over time, data suggest the intervention impacts HIV preventive behavior at the population level, it will be unique in that it can be quickly and cost effectively scaled up to impact thousands of trans girls and nonbinary youth assigned male at birth.

What is being tested

• Transcendent Health (behavioral)
• Text Messaging with Information (behavioral)

Sponsor: Center for Innovative Public Health Research · Participants: 200 · Started: Sep 1, 2024

Contact the study team

• Michele Ybarra, PhD · Phone: 8773026858

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06586151

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.