A Network Intervention for Reducing Sexual Risk for HIV With African American Men Who Have Sex With Men (AA MSM) (UDP)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00691041

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : June 5, 2008

Last Update Posted : June 13, 2012

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study Description

Brief Summary:

The purpose of the study is to examine the efficacy of a network-oriented "outreach intervention" to reduce HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) related risk behaviors among African American men who have sex with men (AA MSM)and their social network. The hypothesis is to determine whether the new intervention is more efficacious at reducing high risk sexual behaviors than the standard normal of care provided to the public (a single session of individual HIV counseling and testing.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
HIV Infections	Behavioral: Unity in Diversity	Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

The intervention increases participants' personal level of knowledge and skills concerning HIV prevention and inspires participants to diffuse the information to their social network.

Study Design


Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment :	233 participants
Allocation:	Randomized
Intervention Model:	Parallel Assignment
Masking:	None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:	Prevention
Official Title:	A Network Intervention for Reducing Sexual Risk for HIV With African American Men Who Have Sex With Men (AA MSM)
Study Start Date :	August 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date :	March 2010
Actual Study Completion Date :	March 2010

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MedlinePlus related topics: African American Health HIV/AIDS

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Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1 HIV/STI counseling and testing and a 7 session intervention to increase participants' level of knowledge and skills concerning HIV prevention (to decrease HIV acquisition or transmission) and to diffuse the information to their social network	Behavioral: Unity in Diversity HIV/STI counseling and testing and a 7 session intervention to increase participants' level of knowledge and skills concerning HIV prevention (to decrease HIV acquisition or transmission) and to diffuse the information to their social network
No Intervention: 2 HIV/STI counseling and testing and a single 15 minute session of resources available in the community

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

To increase participants knowledge of HIV/STI risks to assist with decreasing high risk sex/drug behaviors [ Time Frame: 3 months after completing intervention ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

To increase participants' level of knowledge and skills concerning HIV/STI prevention and diffusing the information to their social network) [ Time Frame: 3 months after completing the intervention ]

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Identify as a black / African American male
Report sex with at least 2 people in past 3 months/ 1 being male
Willingness to take HIV test or provide documentation if HIV+
Willingness to identify and recruit friend/relative to study

Exclusion Criteria:

Under age 18
Identify as female or transgender
Not identify as Black / African American

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00691041

Locations


United States, Maryland
Lighthouse
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

Sponsors and Collaborators

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Carl Latkin, PhD	Johns Hopkins University -Bloomberg School of Public Health

More Information

Publications of Results:

Tobin KE, German D, Spikes P, Patterson J, Latkin C. A comparison of the social and sexual networks of crack-using and non-crack using African American men who have sex with men. J Urban Health. 2011 Dec;88(6):1052-62. doi: 10.1007/s11524-011-9611-4.

Latkin C, Yang C, Tobin K, Penniman T, Patterson J, Spikes P. Differences in the social networks of African American men who have sex with men only and those who have sex with men and women. Am J Public Health. 2011 Oct;101(10):e18-23. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300281. Epub 2011 Aug 18.

Latkin C, Yang C, Tobin K, Roebuck G, Spikes P, Patterson J. Social network predictors of disclosure of MSM behavior and HIV-positive serostatus among African American MSM in Baltimore, Maryland. AIDS Behav. 2012 Apr;16(3):535-42. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-0014-z.


Responsible Party:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00691041 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	CDC-NCHHSTP-5221
First Posted:	June 5, 2008 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	June 13, 2012
Last Verified:	June 2012

Keywords provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:


HIV Prevention Men who have sex with men African American Unprotected sex 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

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