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NCT Number: NCT00260754

Utilization of the Community Popular Opinion Leader (C-POL) Model in Alabama

Community members within the treatment city will report: 1)engaging in fewer sexual risk practices; 2)significantly higher condom use; 3) significantly higher rates of STD care seeking (including STD screening behaviors); 4) fewer having STDs in the past 6 months; 5) significantly higher awareness scores regarding syphilis and other STDs, as compared with those in the comparison city.

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Key information

Conditions

Risk Behavior Behavior Communicable Diseases Disease Attributes Genital Diseases Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Risk-Taking Sexually Transmitted Diseases Urogenital Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Alabama, Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294-0022, United States

About this study

The C-POL in Alabama project is and intervention study which sought to impact the health behaviors of community residents who live in zip codes that have high syphilis morbidity. The study is being implemented in Birmingham and Montgomery with shelter clients.

The intervention model used for this study is the Popular Opinion Leader (POL) model, which is effective at reducing new HIV infections. The intent of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a diffusion model (e.g. POL) at reducing syphilis infections in affected communities.

For the intervention, community members identified as popular opinion leaders were recruited and trained to share accurate information about syphilis transmission, symptoms, testing, treatment and prevention. Prior to intervention implementation and several times after, community members were given a survey and screened for syphilis as well as 2-3 additional STDs. During each assessment, cross-sections of the community members were sampled.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Clients who utilized two community homeless shelters in the affected community. The affected community was one that had significant syphilis morbidity at the onset of the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Community-Popular Opinion Leader Model

Behavioral

Diffusion of Innovations

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in syphilis morbidity in affected community

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in risk behavior and health care seeking behavior

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fed

Collaborators

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

Registry information

Official study title

Utilization of the Community Popular Opinion Leader (C-POL) Model to Achieve Syphilis Elimination in Alabama

Important dates

Study start
2002
Study completion
2005
First posted
Dec 2, 2005
Registry last updated
May 31, 2006

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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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