Examining the Effects of Theory-based Education on Individuals' Sexual Behavior.

NCT07145749 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: E-71522473-050.04-372987-197
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The research was planned to examine the effect of the transtheoretic theory-based education given to individuals followed in AMATEM on their sexual risk-taking status, AIDS knowledge level and AIDS prevention self-efficacy. Research Hypotheses H0: Transtheoretical theory-based education given to individuals followed in AMATEM has no effect on their sexual risk taking, AIDS knowledge level and protection self-efficacy. H1-1: Transtheoretic theory-based education given to individuals followed in AMATEM has an effect on the level of sexual risk taking. H1-2: The transtheoretic theory-based education given to individuals followed in AMATEM is A

Conditions

HIV Infections; Sexual Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Sexual Risk Taking Scale (SCRAS)

  It consists of a total of 10 items aimed at collecting information about risky sexual behaviors experienced by the person in the last 12 months and throughout his/her life. Five items of the scale are answered as yes-no, two items are answered as fill-in-the-blank, two items are answered as triple Likert type, and one item is answered as quadruple Likert type. The possible score from the scale is between 0 and 10, with higher scores indicating more sexual risk taking.The alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was found to be 0.71.

  At the end of the planned training program (8 weeks); It will be applied as the final test. In order to measure the permanence of behavioral change after the training, the final test was planned to be repeated after an average of 2 months.

• AIDS Knowledge Scale (AIS)

  The scale has 18 items. The total score varies between 0-18, with higher scores indicating more AIDS knowledge. The content validity index of the scale was found to be 0.98. The internal consistency of the scale was found to be 0.85 and the test-retest reliability was found to be 0.80.

  At the end of the planned training program (8 weeks); It will be applied as the final test. In order to measure the permanence of behavioral change after the training, the final test was planned to be repeated after an average of 2 months.

• AIDS Prevention Self-Efficacy Scale (AIPS)

  It is a five-point Likert-type scale with a total of 27 items. Scores on the scale range from 27 to 135, with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy. The internal consistency coefficient of the total scale was found to be 0.93, and the test-retest reliability was found to be 0.85.

  At the end of the planned training program (8 weeks); It will be applied as the final test. In order to measure the permanence of behavioral change after the training, the final test was planned to be repeated after an average of 2 months.

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Transtheoretical theory-based education will be provided to individuals with substance use disorders face-to-face in 8 modes and each lesson will last 45 minutes. Weekly education stages of transtheoretical theory-based education: Week 1; Stage 1 (not thinking); Weeks 2 and 3, Stage 2 (Thinking/Intention); Weeks 4 and 5, Stage 3 (Preparation); Weeks 6 and 7, Stage 4 (taking action); Week 8, Stage 5 (Maintenance/Continuing).

Behavioral: Transtheoretical theory-based education; Other: Pre-test-after-test-re-test

Control group

OTHER

No additional intervention will be applied.

Other: Pre-test-after-test-re-test

Interventions

Transtheoretical theory-based education BEHAVIORAL

Transtheoretical theory-based education will be provided to individuals with substance use disorders face-to-face in 8 modes and each lesson will last 45 minutes. Weekly education stages of transtheoretical theory-based education: Week 1; Stage 1 (not thinking); Weeks 2 and 3, Stage 2 (Thinking/Intention); Weeks 4 and 5, Stage 3 (Preparation); Weeks 6 and 7, Stage 4 (taking action); Week 8, Stage 5 (Maintenance/Continuing).

Experimental group

Pre-test-after-test-re-test OTHER

Information Form, Sexual Risk Taking Scale, AIDS Knowledge Scale and AIDS Prevention Self-Efficacy Scale

Control group; Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Willing to participate voluntarily in the study
• Age 18 years or older
• Under probation and receiving treatment at AMATEM
• Able to read and write (literate)

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of visual, hearing, or communication disorders
• Refusing to participate voluntarily in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sakarya Sağlik Bilimleri Enstitüsü

Sakarya, Serdi̇van, 54440, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV Infections; Sexual Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Since the training will be given to the experimental group in our study, it was not possible to provide double-blind researcher blindness in terms of blinding and masking. However, masking was applied wherever possible from the delivery of evaluations to the scoring and the initial assignment of individuals. The researcher who conducted the survey, made the random assignment, the researcher who made the statistical evaluation and the AMATEM personnel who drew the envelopes were blinded to the study. At the same time, the coded answer sheets will only be entered into the analysis program after the study is completed. Single-blind randomization will be provided by ensuring that the person who does the analysis does not know which individual the survey forms belong to. It was planned in a way that the experimental group would not meet the control group before and after the training program. In this way, cross-contamination of the experimental and control groups was prevented.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD Student

Model Details: The experimental group will receive 8 weeks of transtheoretical theory-based training and will be given a training booklet at the end of the training.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 13, 2024
• First Posted: August 28, 2025
• Study Start: December 7, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Last Updated: August 28, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)