Current Research
Prep’d is in the pilot study phase. Researchers want to learn about the app's usability and explore how Prep’d app supports individuals who are taking PrEP or are interested in taking PrEP. The research team is currently partnering with clinics and health departments across the Commonwealth of Virginia to test Prep’d. Only patients and providers who have provided consent will have access to Prep’d app and portal.
Name of department conducting the research: Infectious Disease
Name of PI: Karen Ingersoll, Ph.D.
Contact information: Sylvia AB Caldwell, DHSc, MPH
email: sab6ce@virginia.edu, phone: 434-305-5562Project statement: Prep'd app is being used as part of a research study
IRB number: 20478
Evidence Based
Prep’d incorporates components of two evidence-based strategies: self-monitoring and delivery of social support. Related applications have shown positive outcomes in specific populations.