Culturally-Tailored HIV Risk Reduction for African-American MSM

NCT00691561 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CDC-NCHHSTP-5394
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 220
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study to conduct a small randomized control trial to compare the relative effectiveness of a single-session of HIV testing and counseling risk reduction intervention (HCT-only) to an enhanced intervention that includes the standard HCT intervention plus a theory-based and culturally-tailored group-level intervention designed to reduce or eliminate HIV and STI risk behaviors (HCT-plus) among African-American men who have sex with men (AA-MSM).

Conditions

HIV Infections

Keywords

HIV Prevention; African American; Black; gay; Men who have sex men; HIV Seronegativity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The HCT-plus intervention will result in a greater proportion of men who abstain from anal and vaginal intercourse.

  3 months after completing intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The HCT-plus intervention will result in a smaller proportion of men who had an act of anal or vaginal intercourse without the use of a condom.

  3 months after completing the intervention

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive HIV counseling and testing and 8 intervention sessions to assist them with reducing unsafe sexual behaviors.

Behavioral: Project ABLE

2

NO INTERVENTION

Participants receive HIV counseling and testing only.

Interventions

Project ABLE BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive HIV counseling and testing. Those selected for the intervention arm will attend small groups consisting of 10 men who meet once a week for 8 consecutive weeks. The weekly two hour discussion sessions will address HIV risk behavior within a framework of contextual influences that may moderate men's risk reduction motivation and behavior. The factors include identity, stigma, connections to community, and situation factors.

1

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• reside in Milwaukee county;
• are at least 18 years of age;
• self-identify as male;
• self-identify as Black or African-American;
• can provide informed consent;
• report unprotected anal sex with a man in the past 3 months;
• report at least two sexual partners with whom they have had unprotected anal or vaginal sex in the past 3 months;
• are willing to be tested for HIV using rapid oral fluid procedures or willing to provide evidence of HIV seropositivity

You may not qualify if:

• Under 18 years of age,
• involvement in a HIV prevention study currently or in the past 6 months,
• Participation in the pilot phase

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical College of Wisconsin: lead
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: collaborator
• Diverse and Resilient: collaborator
• Charles D Productions: collaborator
• Milwaukee LGBT Community Center: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Diverse and Resilient

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV Infections; Homosexuality

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases; Sexuality; Sexual Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• David Seal, PhD

  Medical College of Wisconsin

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2008
• First Posted: June 5, 2008
• Study Start: June 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2010
• Study Completion: March 1, 2010
• Last Updated: March 11, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-03

Locations

US (1)