Online-Mediated HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Care and Reduced Monitoring Frequency for Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial (EZI-PrEP Study)

Marije L Groot Bruinderink   ^{1, 2} , MSci ;   Anders Boyd   ^{1, 3} , PhD ;   Liza Coyer   ¹ , PhD ;   Sophie Boers   ⁴ , MD ;   Laura Blitz   ⁵ , BSN ;   Jean-Marie Brand   ⁵ , MD ;   Hannelore M Götz   ^{6, 7} , MD, PhD ;   Martijn Stip   ⁶ , MD ;   Joey Woudstra   ¹ , BSN, MSci ;   Kenneth Yap   ¹ , MD ;   Koenraad Vermey   ⁸ , MA ;   Amy Matser   ^{1, 9} , PhD ;   Allard R Feddes   ² , PhD ;   Vita W Jongen   ^{1, 3} , PhD ;   Maria Prins   ^{1, 9} , PhD ;   Elske Hoornenborg   ^{1, 9} , MD, PhD ;   Frenk van Harreveld   ^{2, 10} , PhD ;   Maarten F Schim van der Loeff   ^{1, 9 *} , MD, PhD ;   Udi Davidovich   ^{1, 2 *} , PhD

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

² Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

³ HIV Monitoring Foundation, Amsterdan, The Netherlands

⁴ Department of Sexual Health, Public Health Service of Gelderland-Zuid, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

⁵ Department of Sexual Health, Public Health Service of Haaglanden, The Hague, The Netherlands

⁶ Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

⁷ Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

⁸ Aidsfonds – Soa Aids Nederland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

⁹ Amsterdam Institute for Infection & Immunity, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

¹⁰ National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

*these authors contributed equally