A Computer-Based Parent/Adolescent HIV Communication Intervention for Latinos

NCT01084421 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: HUM00020148R21NR010457
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 260
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a brief culturally appropriate and theory-based parental communication intervention designed to improve parent-adolescent sexual communication and reduce adolescent sexual risk behavior.

Conditions

HIV/AIDS; STD; Pregnancy

Keywords

Adolescents; Parents; Computer Based; Latino; Sexual Communication

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• general parent-adolescent communication, parent-adolescent sexual risk communication, comfort with communication

  pretest, 1 week, 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Computer based intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive content about adolescent sexual risk and HIV prevention, strategies to support sexual specific communication and parent-adolescent communication in general.

Behavioral: Computer-based parent-adolescent HIV communication

Wait list control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will receive the computer based intervention at 3 months follow-up

Interventions

Computer-based parent-adolescent HIV communication BEHAVIORAL

The parental intervention consists of a 60 minute computer-based program delivered in two sessions (one per week). The DVD ROM provides information about adolescent sexual risk and HIV prevention, strategies to support sexual specific communication and parent-adolescent communication in general. The computer based education program is provided in Spanish.

Also known as: Cuidalos

Computer based intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Latino parents who have adolescents 14 to 17 years of age
• Spanish dominant or bilingual

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan: lead
• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation (DHDC)

Detroit, Michigan, 48216, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Antonia M Villarruel, PhD,RN,FAAN

  University of Michigan

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2010
• First Posted: March 10, 2010
• Study Start: September 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2008
• Study Completion: June 1, 2010
• Last Updated: August 31, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)