NCT00310973

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of peer-led HIV/sexually transmitted disease (STD)risk reduction educational counseling in reducing HIV risk behavior among the social networks of young men who have sex with men and Roma men and women in Bulgaria and Hungary.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
320

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2 hiv-infections

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2003

Geographic Reach
3 countries

3 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2003

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2005

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2005

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 3, 2006

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 5, 2006

Completed
Last Updated

April 22, 2015

Status Verified

April 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

2.8 years

First QC Date

April 3, 2006

Last Update Submit

April 20, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

HIVPreventionRisk Behavior ReductionRomaBulgariaHIV seronegativity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Reductions in the prevalence and frequency of unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse

    Months 3 and 12 post intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Lower incidence of sexually transmitted diseases

    Months 3 and 12 post intervention

  • Change in AIDS-related scales

    Months 3 and 12 post intervention

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age15 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • At least 50% of social network members complete baseline assessments
  • At least 50% of assessed members of a social network report unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse outside of a mutually monogamous relationship in the 6 months prior to study entry

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

Health and Social Development Foundation

Sofia, Bulgaria

Location

Institute of Sociology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Budapest, Hungary

Location

Botkin Hospital for Infectious Diseases

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Location

Related Publications (8)

  • Kabakchieva E, Vassileva S, Kelly JA, Amirkhanian YA, DiFranceisco WJ, McAuliffe TL, Antonova R, Mihaylova M, Vassilev B, Khoursine R, Petrova E. HIV risk behavior patterns, predictors, and sexually transmitted disease prevalence in the social networks of young Roma (Gypsy) men in Sofia, Bulgaria. Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Aug;33(8):485-90. doi: 10.1097/01.olq.0000204533.20324.56.

  • Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, Kabakchieva E, Kirsanova AV, Vassileva S, Takacs J, DiFranceisco WJ, McAuliffe TL, Khoursine RA, Mocsonaki L. A randomized social network HIV prevention trial with young men who have sex with men in Russia and Bulgaria. AIDS. 2005 Nov 4;19(16):1897-905. doi: 10.1097/01.aids.0000189867.74806.fb.

  • Takacs J, Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, Kirsanova AV, Khoursine RA, Mocsonaki L. "Condoms are reliable but I am not": A qualitative analysis of AIDS-related beliefs and attitudes of young heterosexual adults in Budapest, Hungary, and St. Petersburg, Russia. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2006 Jun;14(2):59-66. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3373.

  • Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, Kirsanova AV, DiFranceisco W, Khoursine RA, Semenov AV, Rozmanova VN. HIV risk behaviour patterns, predictors, and sexually transmitted disease prevalence in the social networks of young men who have sex with men in St Petersburg, Russia. Int J STD AIDS. 2006 Jan;17(1):50-6. doi: 10.1258/095646206775220504.

  • Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, Kabakchieva E, McAuliffe TL, Vassileva S. Evaluation of a social network HIV prevention intervention program for young men who have sex with men in Russia and Bulgaria. AIDS Educ Prev. 2003 Jun;15(3):205-20. doi: 10.1521/aeap.15.4.205.23832.

  • Kelly JA, Amirkhanian YA, Kabakchieva E, Csepe P, Seal DW, Antonova R, Mihaylov A, Gyukits G. Gender roles and HIV sexual risk vulnerability of Roma (Gypsies) men and women in Bulgaria and Hungary: an ethnographic study. AIDS Care. 2004 Feb;16(2):231-45. doi: 10.1080/09540120410001641075.

  • Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, McAuliffe TL. Identifying, recruiting, and assessing social networks at high risk for HIV/AIDS: methodology, practice, and a case study in St Petersburg, Russia. AIDS Care. 2005 Jan;17(1):58-75. doi: 10.1080/09540120412331305133.

  • Kelly JA, Amirkhanian YA, Kabakchieva E, Vassileva S, Vassilev B, McAuliffe TL, DiFranceisco WJ, Antonova R, Petrova E, Khoursine RA, Dimitrov B. Prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in high risk social networks of young Roma (Gypsy) men in Bulgaria: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2006 Nov 25;333(7578):1098. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38992.478299.55. Epub 2006 Oct 13.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV InfectionsRisk Reduction Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne InfectionsCommunicable DiseasesInfectionsSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralSexually Transmitted DiseasesLentivirus InfectionsRetroviridae InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesGenital DiseasesUrogenital DiseasesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System DiseasesBehavior

Study Officials

  • Jeffrey A. Kelly, PhD

    Medical College of Wisconsin

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhD

    Medical College of Wisconsin

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
FACTORIAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor and Director, Center for AIDS Intervention Research

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 3, 2006

First Posted

April 5, 2006

Study Start

February 1, 2003

Primary Completion

November 1, 2005

Study Completion

November 1, 2005

Last Updated

April 22, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-04

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