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NCT Number: NCT00691041

A Network Intervention for Reducing Sexual Risk for HIV With African American Men Who Have Sex With Men (AA MSM)

The purpose of the study is to examine the efficacy of a network-oriented "outreach intervention" to reduce HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) related risk behaviors among African American men who have sex with men (AA MSM)and their social network. The hypothesis is to determine whether the new intervention is more efficacious at reducing high risk sexual behaviors than the standard normal of care provided to the public (a single session of individual HIV counseling and testing.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV Infections Behavior Blood-Borne Infections Communicable Diseases Genital Diseases Homosexuality Immune System Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Infections Lentivirus Infections RNA Virus Infections Retroviridae Infections Sexual Behavior Sexuality Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Unsafe Sex Urogenital Diseases Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Lighthouse

Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

About this study

The intervention increases participants' personal level of knowledge and skills concerning HIV prevention and inspires participants to diffuse the information to their social network.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Identify as a black / African American male
  • Report sex with at least 2 people in past 3 months/ 1 being male
  • Willingness to take HIV test or provide documentation if HIV+
  • Willingness to identify and recruit friend/relative to study

Exclusion criteria

  • Under age 18
  • Identify as female or transgender
  • Not identify as Black / African American

Treatment and study plan

Unity in Diversity

Behavioral

HIV/STI counseling and testing and a 7 session intervention to increase participants' level of knowledge and skills concerning HIV prevention (to decrease HIV acquisition or transmission) and to diffuse the information to their social network

Primary outcomes

  1. To increase participants knowledge of HIV/STI risks to assist with decreasing high risk sex/drug behaviors

    Time frame: 3 months after completing intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. To increase participants' level of knowledge and skills concerning HIV/STI prevention and diffusing the information to their social network)

    Time frame: 3 months after completing the intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fed

Registry information

Acronym: UDP

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Jun 5, 2008
Registry last updated
Jun 13, 2012

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