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NCT Number: NCT00207506

Lay Health Advisors for Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention

Non-professional community leaders may be at a great advantage in reaching otherwise hard to reach populations for the purpose of advising on sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention (lay health advisors), health care access, and model health behavior. Latino migrant farm workers are at increased risk for STD and might benefit from such lay health advisors. The study will examine whether this strategy is a useful one for STD prevention in Latino migrant farm workers in rural and small town areas of North Carolina.

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Key information

Conditions

Syphilis Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Blood-Borne Infections Chlamydia Infections Chlamydiaceae Infections Communicable Diseases Genital Diseases Gonorrhea Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections HIV Infections Immune System Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Infections Lentivirus Infections Neisseriaceae Infections RNA Virus Infections Retroviridae Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Spirochaetales Infections Treponemal Infections Urogenital Diseases Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

About this study

This is a demonstration project which includes the development, implementation, and evaluation of HoMBReS: Hombres Manteniendo Bienestar y Relaciones Saludables (Men Maintaining Wellness and Healthy Relationships). Applying a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach, this 3-year study uses a quasi-experimental delayed-intervention comparison group design to assess the feasibility of implementing and the potential efficacy of an adult soccer league-based lay health advisor intervention. The intervention is designed to: reduce sexual risk behaviors among Latino seasonal farmworkers; enhance access to sexually transmitted disease/HIV healthcare services; and develop effective data collection methods among Latino men.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

LHA (lay health advisor) and participants:

  • To be eligible for participation in this study as a lay health advisor (LHA), an LHA must:
  • self-identify as Latino or Hispanic;
  • work as a migrant or seasonal farmworker;
  • be a member of the Liga Hispana de Fútbol de NC;
  • be 18 years of age;
  • be literate in Spanish; and
  • provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Based on the characteristics of the league population, the researchers anticipate that few potential LHAs or participants will be excluded.

Treatment and study plan

HoMBReS: A lay health advisor approach to STD prevention

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduced STD morbidity

  2. Reduced risk behavior

Secondary outcomes

  1. Improved access to services

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fed

Registry information

Official study title

HoMBReS: A Lay Health Advisor Approach to Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Sep 21, 2005
Registry last updated
Sep 11, 2012

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