Epic Allies, a Gamified Mobile Phone App to Improve Engagement in Care, Antiretroviral Uptake, and Adherence Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Young Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Epic Allies, a Gamified Mobile Phone App to Improve Engagement in Care, Antiretroviral Uptake, and Adherence Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Young Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Sara LeGrand
1
*
, PhD
;
Kathryn E Muessig
2
*
, PhD
;
Alyssa Platt
3
*
, MA,
;
Karina Soni
4
*
, BA
;
Joseph R Egger
3
*
, PhD
;
Nkechinyere Nwoko
5
*
, BA
;
Tobias McNulty
5
*
, MPH
;
Lisa B Hightow-Weidman
2, 4
*
, MPH, MD
1
Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research
,
Duke Global Health Institute
,
Duke University
,
Durham
,
NC
,
US
2
Department of Health Behavior
,
Gillings School of Global Public Health
,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
,
Chapel Hill
,
NC
,
US
3
Duke Global Health Institute
,
Duke University
,
Durham
,
NC
,
US
4
Division of Infectious Diseases
,
School of Medicine
,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
,
Chapel Hill
,
NC
,
US
5
Caktus Group
,
Durham
,
NC
,
US
*all authors contributed equally
Corresponding Author:
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Sara LeGrand, PhD
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Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research
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Duke Global Health Institute
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Duke University
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310 Trent Dr.
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Room 305
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Durham, NC
-
US
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Phone:
1 9194380448
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Email: sara.legrand@duke.edu