A Tailored Interactive Website for Promoting Condom Use Among Young Adults (Youthnet)
Recruitment status was Active, not recruiting
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Purpose
This study will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of tailored web-based messages in promoting condom use among young adults.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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HIV Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Behavioral: Internet-based tailored prevention messages Behavioral: Non-tailored messages |
Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Prevention |
| Official Title: | Randomized Controlled Trial to Establish Efficacy of a Website to Promote Condom Use for Adults Aged 18-25 |
- Condom use with non main partners [ Time Frame: Measured at Month 3 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Self-efficacy for condom use and condom negotiation [ Time Frame: Measured at Month 3 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Attitudes and norms towards condom use [ Time Frame: Measured at Month 3 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 1870 |
| Study Start Date: | June 2003 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2008 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: 1
Participants will receive Internet-based tailored prevention messages
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Behavioral: Internet-based tailored prevention messages
Participants will receive five 30-second flash clips promoting condom norms, positive attitudes, self-efficacy, and risk awareness. Participants in the Youthnet program will be asked their gender and ethnicity so they may be assigned to a role model of the same gender and ethnicity via a computer program. This role model will appear online 5 times during the survey to deliver interactive messages that will be tailored to HIV/STD risk reduction and will specifically address attitudes about condom usage.
Other Name: Youthnet
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Active Comparator: 2
Participants will receive non-tailored messages containing information on reproductive health
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Behavioral: Non-tailored messages
The control program will deliver five general, non-tailored messages containing information on reproductive health not specific to condoms or STDs.
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Detailed Description:
Adolescents and young adults are at the greatest risk for acquiring an STD. Approximately 3 million people between the ages of 18 and 24 become infected with an STD each year. Education about the risks and consequences of unprotected sex is a powerful tool that can be used to prevent or reduce the risk of infection. The program in this study will deliver messages to educate participants about condom use and the risk of STD infection. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a tailored interactive online risk reduction program versus a standard online risk reduction program in reducing the risk of STD infection in young adults.
Participants in this open-label study will be recruited from one of two clinics in the Denver, CO area: Denver Metropolitan Health Clinic or Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive internet-based messages from either the Youthnet program or the control program while filling out a risk assessment survey. Participants in the Youthnet program will be asked their gender and ethnicity so they may be assigned to a role model of the same gender and ethnicity via a computer program. This role model will appear online 5 times during the survey to deliver interactive messages that will be tailored to HIV/STD risk reduction and will specifically address attitudes about condom usage. The control program will deliver 5 general, non-tailored messages containing information on reproductive health not specific to condoms or STDs. Participants will be assessed at baseline and a follow-up session 3 months after enrollment. Frequency of condom use and attitudes toward condom use will be assessed using behavioral scales.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 25 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Client of Denver Metropolitan Health Clinic or Planned Parenthood
- English-speaking
- Access to a computer and an existing e-mail account
- Will be in Denver for at least 4 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not a resident of the Denver metropolitan area
- No existing e-mail address
- No access to a computer
Contacts and Locations| United States, Colorado | |
| University of Colorado Health Sciences Center | |
| Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045-0508 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Sheana S. Bull, PhD | University of Colorado, Denver |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Sheana Bull, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00183638 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | R01 MH63690-02, DAHBR 9A-ASI |
| Study First Received: | September 13, 2005 |
| Last Updated: | September 19, 2008 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):
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Internet Interactive Computer Program HIV Prevention |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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HIV Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Sexually Transmitted Diseases Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Slow Virus Diseases Infection Genital Diseases, Male Genital Diseases, Female |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013