NCT00698529

Brief Summary

This study will compare the effectiveness of face-to-face training versus Web-based training seminars in disseminating HIV prevention interventions to nongovernmental organizations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
99

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2 hiv-infections

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2008

Longer than P75 for phase_2 hiv-infections

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 13, 2008

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 17, 2008

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2008

Completed
4.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2013

Completed
6.4 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

July 11, 2019

Status Verified

July 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

4.3 years

First QC Date

June 13, 2008

Last Update Submit

July 9, 2019

Conditions

HIV Infections

Keywords

Technology TransferHIV Seronegativity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Adoption of the full Popular Opinion Leader intervention by a nongovernmental organization (NGO)

    Measured at Months 12 and 24 after training

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Number of core elements of the Popular Opinion Leader intervention incorporated into NGO HIV prevention interventions

    Measured at Months 12 and 24 after training

  • Cost effectiveness of training method

    Measured at Month 24 after training

Study Arms (3)

No POL Training

NO INTERVENTION

Participating NGOs and their staff will receive no specialized training.

Face-to-Face

EXPERIMENTAL

Participating NGOs and their staff will receive training through face-to-face seminars held at the NGOs and through post-seminar consultation telephone calls.

Behavioral: Face-to-face trainingBehavioral: Popular Opinion Leader (POL)

Distance Learning

EXPERIMENTAL

Participating NGOs and their staff will receive training through Web-based seminars and through post-seminar consultation telephone calls.

Behavioral: Distance trainingBehavioral: Popular Opinion Leader (POL)

Interventions

Face-to-face trainingBEHAVIORAL

NGOs will receive the POL intervention through face-to-face training. Staff will receive 2-day training on the POL intervention and individualized telephone follow-up consultations concerning POL implementation.

Also known as: Traditional, Seminar
Face-to-Face
Distance trainingBEHAVIORAL

NGOs will receive the POL intervention through Web-based training. Staff will receive training delivered entirely by means of a Web-based, distance learning curriculum and through individualized telephone follow-up consultations concerning POL implementation.

Also known as: On-line, Internet, Distance learning
Distance Learning
Popular Opinion Leader (POL)BEHAVIORAL

POL is a community-level HIV intervention that recruits and trains opinion leaders in the community to promote safe sex behaviors through risk-reduction conversations with peers.

Distance LearningFace-to-Face

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Located in Eastern Europe or Central Asia
  • Currently offers direct HIV prevention interventions targeting sexual risk in a community population
  • Director willing to provide organizational consent
  • Director and staff members willing to provide individual consent
  • Director and staff members fluent in either English or Russian
  • Has reliable Internet access

You may not qualify if:

  • Participated in prior Medical College of Wisconsin dissemination study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV Infections

Interventions

Patient Portals

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Records, PersonalMedical RecordsRecordsData CollectionEpidemiologic MethodsInvestigative Techniques

Study Officials

  • Jeffrey A. Kelly, PhD

    Medical College of Wisconsin

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhD

    Medical College of Wisconsin

    STUDY DIRECTOR

  • Timothy L. McAuliffe, PhD

    Medical College of Wisconsin

    STUDY DIRECTOR

  • Laura R. Glasman, PhD

    Medical College of Wisconsin

    STUDY DIRECTOR

  • Steven D. Pinkerton, PhD

    Medical College of Wisconsin

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 13, 2008

First Posted

June 17, 2008

Study Start

November 1, 2008

Primary Completion

February 1, 2013

Study Completion

July 1, 2019

Last Updated

July 11, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Locations

US(1)