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NCT Number: NCT00712088

Project ICARE: Intervening for Community Awareness, Respect, & Empowerment

This project will test the efficacy of a behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk for HIV infection among African American Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM).

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Key information

Conditions

HIV Infections Behavior Bisexuality 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

Howard Brown Health Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Be 18 years of age or older;
  • Self-identify as African American
  • Understand and read English;
  • Live within the Chicago area;
  • Report at least two (male or female) sex partners in the past three months, and unprotected anal sex with at least one male sex partner in the past three months.

Exclusion criteria

  • Have been diagnosed with HIV within the past three months (to allow for psychological and behavioral adjustment following an initial HIV diagnosis);
  • Have a specific plan to move from the Chicago area within the next nine months;
  • Report active injection drug use other than hormones or steroids.
  • Participated in the intervention video or the pilot phase of this study.

Treatment and study plan

Project ICARE

Behavioral

Group-level intervention (Project ICARE)

Other names: Intervening for Community Awareness, Respect, & Empowerment

HCT

Behavioral

Offer of HIV counseling and testing

Primary outcomes

  1. Unprotected Sex

    Time frame: past three months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fed

Collaborators

  • Chicago Department of Public Health
  • Howard Brown Health Center
  • South Side Help Center
  • University of Illinois at Chicago

Registry information

Official study title

Project ICARE: Intervening for Community Awareness, Respect, & Empowerment - Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior of African American Men Who Have Sex With Men

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Jul 9, 2008
Registry last updated
Mar 11, 2010

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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