Patel 2018.

Study name	Empowering with PrEP (E‐PrEP), a peer‐led social media‐based intervention to facilitate HIV preexposure prophylaxis adoption among young Black andLlatinx gay and bisexual men: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Methods	RCT
Participants	Self‐identified Black or Latino males between 18‐29 years of age who have an HIV negative or unknown status and have had at risk sex with at least one male partner in the last year.
Interventions	Intervention: E‐PrEP‐ Peer‐Led Intervention about PrEP: Peer leaders recruit other participants to a private social media group to discuss PrEP, PrEP access, and other related health issues. Control: BxNow ‐ General Health Campaign: similar to intervention with private SM groups but information will focus on general health topics unrelated to HIV or sexual health.
Outcomes	Main: self‐reported PrEP uptake or intention, change on the PrEP motivational cascade at 12 weeks. Secondary: PrEP knowledge, PrEP‐related stigma, attitudes about PrEP, and access to primary or sexual health care. Other: changes in social network factors (e.g. social support) and whether social media engagement correlated with the primary and secondary outcomes.
Starting date	June 16, 2017
Contact information	Viraj V Patel, MD, MPH Phone: 1 718 920 5256 Email: vpatel@montefiore.org
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