Intervention for HIV-Positive Black Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (YMSM)

NCT01502618 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ATN 090
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study involves conducting formative research to develop a culturally appropriate secondary prevention intervention for HIV-positive Black young men who have sex with men (B-YMSM). The intervention draws upon the principles of Critical Consciousness Theory (CCT). The formative research includes reviewing data and findings from relevant ATN protocols (i.e., 070, 068, and 073) and existing health promotion interventions targeting young men of color (i.e., the Young Warriors program, Hermanos de Luna y Sol \[HLS\]) and conducting focus groups with up to 32 HIV- positive B-YMSM.

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Keywords

Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions; Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Produce an intervention focused on promoting critical consciousness among HIV-positive B-YMSM by using focus groups with HIV - positive B-YMSM

  The focus groups will be conducted to: 1. determine the needs of the intervention 2. participants' views on the content areas that should and should not be included in the newly developed intervention 3. participants' views on the following areas of intervention design will also be obtained: 1. the critical consciousness coaching technique; 2. program structure (e.g., frequency, length, time); 3. format (group sessions, individual sessions, combined sessions, internet sessions, weekend retreats); (d) session content (e.g., prevention skills, content areas, study incentives).

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

Focus Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The focus group participants for this study will be Black Young Men who have Sex with Men (B-YMSM) ages 16-24 years (inclusive) who are diagnosed as HIV-positive and receive medical care at one of the two participating AMTUs or their community partners.

Behavioral: Focus Group

Interventions

Focus Group BEHAVIORAL

N/A. Protocol is the focus group

Focus Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Receives services at one of the selected AMTU sites;
• Male sex at birth and male gender at the time of the study;
• Self identifies as "Black" (including Black/African-American, Black Latino, Black/Afro-Caribbean, Black/African immigrant, or any self-identified member of the African Diaspora);
• HIV-infected as documented by medical record review or verification with referring medical professional;
• Between the ages of 16-24 years inclusive at the time of consent;
• HIV-infected through sexual behavior;
• At least one sexual encounter involving oral or anal sex with a male partner in the past year;
• Ability to understand both written and spoken English;
• Willingness to participate in a focus group discussion with other HIV-positive B-YMSM; and
• Willingness to provide signed informed consent or assent with parental permission as applicable for study participation.

You may not qualify if:

• Active psychiatric condition that in the opinion of the site personnel would interfere with the ability to give true informed consent and to adhere to the study requirements;
• Visibly distraught and/or visibly emotionally unstable (i.e., exhibiting suicidal, homicidal, or violent behavior);
• Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site personnel, would interfere with the ability to give true informed consent and to adhere to the study requirements;
• Acute illness that, in the opinion of the treating clinician, would interfere with the participant's ability to adhere to the protocol requirements and/or interfere with the protocol objectives.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: lead

Related Links

• ATN Website

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Interventions

Focus Groups

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Patrick Wilson, PhD

  Columbia University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 10, 2011
• First Posted: December 30, 2011
• Study Start: August 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2011
• Study Completion: January 1, 2011
• Last Updated: February 28, 2017

Record last verified: 2016-05