No Excuses/Sin Buscar Excusas Intervention to Reduce Latino Men's HIV Risks
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00690690 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: June 5, 2008
Last Update Posted
: March 9, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV Infections | Behavioral: Video (group-delivered video-based intervention) Behavioral: HCT | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 370 participants |
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 |
Study Start Date : | June 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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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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- Sexual risk behavior [ Time Frame: past 3 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 49 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
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

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): NCT00690690
United States, New York | |
Education Development Center, Inc. | |
New York City, New York, United States, 10014 |
Principal Investigator: | Lydia O'Donnell, PhD | Education Development Center, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Education Development Center, Inc., Lydia O'Donnell |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00690690 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDC-NCHHSTP-5142 |
First Posted: | June 5, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 9, 2010 |
Last Verified: | March 2010 |
Keywords provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
HIV Seronegativity HIV risk behavior Unprotected sex men who have sex with men |
gay Latino unsafe sex high risk sex |
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 |