Evaluation of Many Men, Many Voices, An STD/HIV Prevention Intervention for Black MSM (3MV)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00137631 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 30, 2005
Results First Posted : May 14, 2010
Last Update Posted : June 24, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Behavioral: Many Men, Many Voices (3MV) | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 341 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | Evaluation of Many Men, Many Voices, A Group Intervention for STD/HIV Prevention for Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in the New York Metropolitan Area by People of Color in Crisis, Brooklyn, NY |
Study Start Date : | August 2005 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2007 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Many Men, Many Voices (3MV) Intervention
Receive 6-session intervention immediately after baseline assessment and randomization
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Behavioral: Many Men, Many Voices (3MV)
Small-group, 6-session HIV prevention intervention for Black MSM. |
No Intervention: Wait list comparison
Receive intervention after 6-month delay (wait list control group)
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- Any Unprotected Anal Intercourse (UAI) With Casual Partners [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Sexual activities with casual male partners in past 3 months (i.e., any unprotected insertive or receptive anal sex)
- Number of Participants Reporting HIV Testing Behavior [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Number of Participants Reporting Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Testing Behavior [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Number of Episodes of Insertive Unprotected Anal Intercourse (UAI) With Casual Partners [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Number of Episodes of Receptive Unprotected Anal Intercourse (UAI) With Casual Partners [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Black men who have sex with other men (i.e., self-identify as gay or bisexual or same gender-loving, or sexually active with other men and do not identify as gay or bisexual, or have sexual or emotional attraction to other men)
- 18 years of age or older
- Self-report their HIV serostatus as negative or unknown
- Willing to attend an intervention retreat (without their primary partner)
- Willing to discuss male-to-male sex
- Resident of the New York Metropolitan area and plan to reside in that area for at least 6 months
- Not previously participated in a Many Men, Many Voices intervention program
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals indicating an HIV positive serostatus
- Under 17 years of age
- Individuals not meeting the inclusion criteria specified above

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00137631
United States, New York | |
People of Color in Crisis, Inc. | |
Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11217 |
Study Director: | Thomas M Painter, PhD | Project Officer, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, NCHSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
Study Director: | Jeffrey H Herbst, PhD | Project Officer, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, NCHSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Other Publications:
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Responsible Party: | Executive Director, People of Color in Crisis, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00137631 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDC-NCHSTP-CCU224517 U65/CCU224517-01 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ) |
First Posted: | August 30, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | May 14, 2010 |
Last Update Posted: | June 24, 2010 |
Last Verified: | April 2010 |
Adult HIV Infections / pc [Prevention & Control] Homosexuality, Male Humans Male |
Risk-Taking Safe Sex Sexual Behavior HIV |
HIV Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Infections Blood-Borne Infections Communicable Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Lentivirus Infections |
Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes |