A Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Among African-American Men Who Have Sex With Men
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
New York Blood Center
The New York Academy of Medicine
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00691496
First received: June 3, 2008
Last updated: June 12, 2012
Last verified: June 2012
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The purpose of this project is to test the efficacy of an HIV prevention behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk among African-American men who have sex with men (MSM).
Condition | Intervention |
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HIV Infections |
Behavioral: Behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk among African-American men who have sex with men |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Prevention |
Official Title: | A Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Among African-American Men Who Have Sex With Men |
Resource links provided by NLM:
Further study details as provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The primary goal of the intervention is to reduce HIV transmission or acquisition by reducing the frequency of unprotected anal intercourse among African-American MSM. [ Time Frame: 3 months after completing intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Encourage participants to engage in discussions to reduce sexual risk within their social network and with sexual partners. [ Time Frame: 3 months after completing the intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Enrollment: | 326 |
Study Start Date: | May 2008 |
Study Completion Date: | November 2009 |
Primary Completion Date: | October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: 1
Receives HIV testing and counseling and 5 week intervention
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Behavioral: Behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk among African-American men who have sex with men
5 week intervention to increase skill level of participants with talking to their social networks and sexual partners about reducing high risk sexual behaviors while preparing a healthy meal
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No Intervention: 2
Receives only HIV Testing and Counseling
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: identify as African-American, Black, Caribbean Black or multiethnic Black, report sex with men
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participated in pilot
- Identify as transgender
- Plan to move before end of study
- Refuse HIV testing at baseline or identified as a newly diagnosed HIV through testing at the baseline
- Under 18 years of age
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00691496
Locations
United States, New York | |
New York Blood Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10003 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
New York Blood Center
The New York Academy of Medicine
Investigators
Principal Investigator: | Beryl Koblin, PhD | New York Blood Center |
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Publications:
Responsible Party: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00691496 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | CDC-NCHHSTP-5157 |
Study First Received: | June 3, 2008 |
Last Updated: | June 12, 2012 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
HIV Prevention African-American gay |
bisexual intervention trial HIV Seronegativity |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Slow Virus Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 14, 2013