Published on in Vol 7 , No 4 (2018) :April

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

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:

  • Sara LeGrand, PhD
  • Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research
  • Duke Global Health Institute
  • Duke University
  • 310 Trent Dr.
  • Room 305
  • Durham, NC
  • US
  • Phone: 1 9194380448
  • Email: sara.legrand@duke.edu