Testing an Intervention to Increase HIV Self-Testing Among Young, Black MSM

NCT04210271 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 648283
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 402
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The investigators propose a study to design and test a brief intervention to increase uptake of consistent HIV self-testing among YBMSM using a novel and culturally-relevant "buddy system" approach. In the model, peer educators train pairs of YBMSM (or "buddies") to initiate self-testing and support each other in consistent self-testing (past 3 months) and sexual and AOD use risk reduction. The specific aims of this developmental R01 study are:

1. 1.To conduct qualitative formative research to adapt couples testing for self-testing with a buddy;
2. 2.To assess the preliminary efficacy of the intervention to increase the proportion of YBMSM who self-test regularly over 12 months using a 2-arm randomized, controlled study design.

Conditions

HIV Testing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Consistent HIV self-testing

  One or more HIV self-test in past three months

  12 months

• Consistent HIV testing

  One or more HIV test (any type) in past three months

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

HIV Self-testing

EXPERIMENTAL

brief intervention to teach and support consistent self-testing with a friend

Behavioral: Buddy self-testing condition

Generic Self-screening

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

time and attention control providing basic self-screening education on a range of health outcomes

Behavioral: Control self-screening condition

Interventions

Buddy self-testing condition BEHAVIORAL

HIV Self-testing

Control self-screening condition BEHAVIORAL

Generic Self-screening

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 34 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• biological male at birth
• between 18 and 34 years of age
• self-identify Black, African American, Caribbean Black, African Black, multiethnic Black OR Latino/Hispanic
• reside in the NYC metropolitan area
• not HIV-infected (self-report)
• report insertive or receptive anal intercourse with another man in the past year
• ability to communicate in English
• provide informed consent for the study.
• willing to participate in the study with a friend or buddy.

You may not qualify if:

• currently enrolled in any other HIV research study involving HIV testing or an HIV vaccine trial

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York Blood Center: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Frye V, Nandi V, Paige MQ, McCrossin J, Lucy D, Gwadz M, Sullivan PS, Hoover DR, Wilton L; TRUST Study Team. TRUST: Assessing the Efficacy of an Intervention to Increase HIV Self-Testing Among Young Black Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transwomen. AIDS Behav. 2021 Apr;25(4):1219-1235. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-03091-x. Epub 2020 Nov 15.

  PMID: 33190178 DERIVED

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 29, 2018
• First Posted: December 24, 2019
• Study Start: June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2018
• Study Completion: December 1, 2018
• Last Updated: December 24, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-12