HIV Internet Sex Study: Internet-based STI/HIV Prevention for HIV+ Internet Users

NCT02887508 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: H10-217R34MH087120
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 170
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this study was to empirically test a newly developed online HIV sexual risk reduction intervention (HINTS) among a representative sample of gay and bisexual men living with HIV who meet sex partners online.

Conditions

HIV-1 Infection; Risk Reduction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sexual risk behavior, such as condomless anal sex with sexual partners, will be assessed via a self-report survey. Data will be aggregated and reported as counts or occurrences.

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

HINTS Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The HINTS intervention consisted of an online four-session group intervention for 45 minutes, twice a week for two weeks. In each session, facilitators presented information, motivational skills, and behavioral skills related to a specific topic relevant to online partner seeking and transmission risk reduction, including Internet safety and communication, condom negotiation, and serostatus disclosure.

Behavioral: HINTS Intervention

Healthy Living Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The Healthy Living Control condition consisted of an online four-session group intervention for 45 minutes, twice a week for two weeks. In each session, facilitators presented information, motivational skills, and behavioral skills to address non-sexual health-related topics particularly relevant to individuals living with HIV, such as nutrition, healthy eating, portion control, exercise and staying active, and stress reduction.

Behavioral: Healthy Living Control

Interventions

HINTS Intervention BEHAVIORAL

HINTS is a four-session, group-based behavioral intervention delivered exclusively online and developed using the IMB model of health behavior change focused on sexual risk reduction.

HINTS Intervention

Healthy Living Control BEHAVIORAL

The Healthy Living Control is a four-session, group-based behavioral intervention delivered exclusively online and developed using the IMB model of health behavior change focused on non-sexual health topics.

Healthy Living Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• being over 18 years of age
• self-identifying as gay or bisexual
• living with HIV/AIDS
• reporting having used the Internet at least once to meet a potential sex partner
• reporting any history of unprotected anal sex with a male partner.

You may not qualify if:

• non-fluency in English
• inability to participate in online group intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Connecticut: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Burnham KE, Cruess DG, Kalichman MO, Grebler T, Cherry C, Kalichman SC. Trauma symptoms, internalized stigma, social support, and sexual risk behavior among HIV-positive gay and bisexual MSM who have sought sex partners online. AIDS Care. 2016;28(3):347-53. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1096894. Epub 2015 Oct 13.

  PMID: 26461452 RESULT

Related Links

• Baseline manuscript

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Risk Reduction Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Dean G Cruess, PhD

  University of Connecticut

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 24, 2016
• First Posted: September 2, 2016
• Study Start: December 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2013
• Study Completion: November 1, 2014
• Last Updated: September 2, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share