Evaluating Post-test HIV Counseling Videos for Teens (Control)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00851539 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: February 26, 2009
Last Update Posted
: December 10, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV HIV Infections | Behavioral: Video | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 200 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Care Provider) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Educational Effectiveness of an HIV Pretest Video for Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Study Start Date : | June 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: Control
Participants received counseling from a live counselor.
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Experimental: Video
Behavioral Intervention Video
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Behavioral: Video
Behavioral Intervention Video
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- Intention to use condoms [ Time Frame: 5 months ]Participants are asked about their intention to use condoms during sexual activity over the next 5 months
- Consent to rapid HIV testing [ Time Frame: Immediate ]All participants are offered an HIV test but do not have to get tested to participate. We will evaluate whether the videos or counselors convince more participants to get tested for HIV.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 15 Years to 21 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Youth who have had vaginal, anal or oral sex
- 15-21 years of age
- English speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically unstable secondary to pain or unstable vitals signs
- Unable to understand the consent process for the study
- Known HIV status or recent HIV test
- Language other than English

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00851539
United States, New York | |
Jacobi Medical Center | |
Bronx, New York, United States, 10461 |
Principal Investigator: | Yvette Calderon, MD MS | Jacobi Medical Center/ Albert Einstein Medical College |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Yvette Calderon,MD, MS, Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, North Bronx Healthcare Network |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00851539 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2006-443 5K23HD054315 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | February 26, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 10, 2014 |
Last Verified: | December 2014 |
Keywords provided by Yvette Calderon,MD, MS, North Bronx Healthcare Network:
HIV Teenagers Adolescent HIV Testing HIV Seronegativity |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases |