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No Excuses/Sin Buscar Excusas Intervention to Reduce Latino Men's HIV Risks
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collaborators:
Education Development Center, Inc.
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Hispanic AIDS Forum, Inc.
Information provided by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00690690
First received: June 3, 2008
Last updated: March 8, 2010
Last verified: March 2010
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Purpose
The overall goal of this study is to develop and evaluate a brief, video-based, group-level intervention designed to reduce sexual risk taking among culturally diverse English- and Spanish-speaking Latino men who have sex with men (MSM).
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| HIV Infections | Behavioral: Video (group-delivered video-based intervention) Behavioral: HCT | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
| Official Title: | No Excuses/Sin Buscar Excusas Intervention to Reduce Latino Men's HIV Risks |
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Further study details as provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Sexual risk behavior [ Time Frame: past 3 months ]
| Enrollment: | 370 |
| Study Start Date: | June 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | November 2009 |
| Primary Completion Date: | November 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| Experimental: video |
Behavioral: Video (group-delivered video-based intervention)
group-delivered video-based intervention
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Active Comparator: HCT
Offer of HIV counseling and testing
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Behavioral: HCT
Offer of HIV counseling and testing
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 49 Years (Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be between the ages of 18 - 49
- Self-identify as Latino or Hispanic
- Speak English and/or Spanish
- Reside in NYC and not plan to move in the next 3 months
- Have had 2 or more sex partners in the last 3 months
- Have had at least 1 male sex partner in the last 3 months
- Have engaged in unprotected anal intercourse with at least one male partner in the last 3 months
- Be HIV negative or not know their status
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participated in a program (research or non-research) during the past 6 months where they have received HIV prevention education (e.g. an in-person or online group session, workshop, support group).
- Report being HIV-positive
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00690690
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00690690
Locations
| United States, New York | |
| Education Development Center, Inc. | |
| New York City, New York, United States, 10014 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Education Development Center, Inc.
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Hispanic AIDS Forum, Inc.
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Lydia O'Donnell, PhD | Education Development Center, Inc. |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Education Development Center, Inc., Lydia O'Donnell |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00690690 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDC-NCHHSTP-5142 |
| Study First Received: | June 3, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | March 8, 2010 |
Keywords provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
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HIV Seronegativity HIV risk behavior Unprotected sex men who have sex with men |
gay Latino unsafe sex high risk sex |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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HIV Infections Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017