HIV Prevention Among Latino MSM: Evaluation of a Locally Developed Intervention
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Brief Summary
Wake Forest University is partnering with Chatham Social Health Council (a community-based organization) to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of Hombres Ofreciendo Liderazgo y Apoyo (HOLA) en Grupos (Men Giving Leadership and Support in Groups), a Spanish-language HIV risk behavior intervention for Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) in rural North Carolina. Participants in the HOLA intervention, when compared to those in the comparison intervention, will report: increased consistent use of condoms during sexual intercourse; increased use of HIV and sexually transmitted disease (STD) counseling, testing, and treatment services; greater knowledge concerning the impact of HIV on communities (including Latino and MSM)and HIV risk behaviors and prevention strategies; more positive attitudes towards abstinence and condom use; increased self-efficacy to use and assert the use of condoms with sex partners; increased condom-use mastery scores; decreased barriers to risk reduction (e.g. health-compromising aspects of machismo); and enhanced partner and provider communication and sexual negotiation skills.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Aug 2012
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 21, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 25, 2012
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2015
CompletedFebruary 3, 2016
February 1, 2016
3 years
June 21, 2012
February 2, 2016
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Increased self-reported consistent use of condoms during sexual intercourse
6 months post-intervention
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Increased self-reported use of HIV and sexually transmitted disease (STD) counseling, testing, and treatment services
6 months post-intervention
Study Arms (2)
HOLA en Grupos
EXPERIMENTALThe Spanish language HOLA en Grupos intervention consists of four 4-hour group sessions that combine presentations by facilitators who are trained Latino MSM community members, activities, and scenes from a DVD, and is delivered over a period of two weeks to groups of about 10 participants.
General health intervention
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe Spanish language comparison condition consists of four 4-hour group sessions designed to increase participants' knowledge about cancer, diabetes, alcohol abuse, and cardiovascular disease, and is delivered over a period of two weeks to groups of about 10 participants.
Interventions
HOLA en Grupos consists of four 4-hour group sessions that combine presentations by facilitators who are trained Latino MSM community members, activities, and scenes from a DVD, and is delivered over a period of two weeks to groups of about 10 participants. HOLA en Grupos is designed to increase HIV prevention knowledge, condom use and mastery, decrease barriers to risk reduction (e.g., health-compromising aspects of machismo), enhance sexual negotiation skills, and increase use of HIV testing, counseling, and treatment services among intervention participants.
The Spanish comparison condition consists of four Spanish-language 4-hour group sessions designed to increase participants' knowledge about cancer, diabetes, alcohol abuse, and cardiovascular disease, and is delivered over a period of two weeks to groups of about 10 participants.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Male gender
- Self-identify as Latino or Hispanic
- years of age or older
- Speak Spanish
- Have had sex with another man since attaining age 18
- Have not participated in HOLA, HOLA en Grupos, HoMBReS or other Latino Partnership interventions developed and delivered by the Chatham Social Health Council or Wake Forest University during the past 12 months
You may not qualify if:
- Have had sex with at least one woman since attaining age 18 but who have not had sex with at least one man since attaining age 18
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157-1063, United States
Related Publications (1)
Rhodes SD, Alonzo J, Mann L, Song EY, Tanner AE, Arellano JE, Rodriguez-Celedon R, Garcia M, Freeman A, Reboussin BA, Painter TM. Small-Group Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase Condom Use and HIV Testing Among Hispanic/Latino Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men. Am J Public Health. 2017 Jun;107(6):969-976. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303814. Epub 2017 Apr 20.
PMID: 28426301DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Scott D Rhodes, PhD
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 21, 2012
First Posted
June 25, 2012
Study Start
August 1, 2012
Primary Completion
August 1, 2015
Study Completion
August 1, 2015
Last Updated
February 3, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-02