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A Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Among African-American Men Who Have Sex With Men

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00691496
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 5, 2008
Last Update Posted : June 13, 2012
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
New York Blood Center
The New York Academy of Medicine
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this project is to test the efficacy of an HIV prevention behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk among African-American men who have sex with men (MSM).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
HIV Infections Behavioral: Behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk among African-American men who have sex with men Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 326 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: A Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Among African-American Men Who Have Sex With Men
Study Start Date : May 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : October 2009
Actual Study Completion Date : November 2009

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1
Receives HIV testing and counseling and 5 week intervention
 Behavioral: Behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk among African-American men who have sex with men
5 week intervention to increase skill level of participants with talking to their social networks and sexual partners about reducing high risk sexual behaviors while preparing a healthy meal
No Intervention: 2
Receives only HIV Testing and Counseling


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. The primary goal of the intervention is to reduce HIV transmission or acquisition by reducing the frequency of unprotected anal intercourse among African-American MSM. [ Time Frame: 3 months after completing intervention ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Encourage participants to engage in discussions to reduce sexual risk within their social network and with sexual partners. [ Time Frame: 3 months after completing the intervention ]

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

Inclusion Criteria: identify as African-American, Black, Caribbean Black or multiethnic Black, report sex with men

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participated in pilot
  • Identify as transgender
  • Plan to move before end of study
  • Refuse HIV testing at baseline or identified as a newly diagnosed HIV through testing at the baseline
  • Under 18 years of age
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Locations
United States, New York
New York Blood Center
New York, New York, United States, 10003
Sponsors and Collaborators
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New York Blood Center
The New York Academy of Medicine
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Beryl Koblin, PhD New York Blood Center
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Publications of Results:

Responsible Party: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00691496     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CDC-NCHHSTP-5157
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
African-American
gay
 bisexual
intervention trial
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