HIV Prevention Within High-Risk Bulgarian and Hungarian Social Networks
2 other identifiers
interventional
320
3 countries
3
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
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2 hiv-infections
Started Feb 2003
3 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2003
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2005
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 3, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 5, 2006
CompletedApril 22, 2015
April 1, 2015
2.8 years
April 3, 2006
April 20, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
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
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
Institute of Sociology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Budapest, Hungary
Botkin Hospital for Infectious Diseases
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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.
PMID: 16641823RESULTAmirkhanian 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.
PMID: 16227798RESULTTakacs 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.
PMID: 16830606RESULTAmirkhanian 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.
PMID: 16409680RESULTAmirkhanian 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.
PMID: 12866833RESULTKelly 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.
PMID: 14676028RESULTAmirkhanian 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.
PMID: 15832834RESULTKelly 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.
PMID: 17040924DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jeffrey A. Kelly, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
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