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Culturally-Tailored HIV Risk Reduction for African-American MSM (Project ABLE)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00691561
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 5, 2008
Last Update Posted : March 11, 2010
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diverse and Resilient
Charles D Productions
Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
Information provided by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study to conduct a small randomized control trial to compare the relative effectiveness of a single-session of HIV testing and counseling risk reduction intervention (HCT-only) to an enhanced intervention that includes the standard HCT intervention plus a theory-based and culturally-tailored group-level intervention designed to reduce or eliminate HIV and STI risk behaviors (HCT-plus) among African-American men who have sex with men (AA-MSM).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
HIV Infections Behavioral: Project ABLE Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
The HCT-plus intervention will consist of the HCT-only intervention, as well as 8 small group intervention sessions focused on HIV risk reduction. Small groups will consist of 10 men who will meet once-a-week for 8 consecutive weeks. Each meeting will last approximately 2 hours. In each small group session, staff will work with men to reassess their HIV risk behavior, re-prioritize their goals as appropriate, and provide motivational support for their risk reduction accomplishments. Participants will be asked to discuss ways they have successfully avoided HIV risk behavior since the previous session, as well as to discuss situations in which they found it difficult to avoid risk. Staff will reinforce successful risk avoidance, and problem-solve with men to overcome barriers to risk reduction.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 220 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Culturally-Tailored HIV Risk Reduction for African-American MSM (Project ABLE: African-Americans Building Life Empowerment
Study Start Date : June 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 2010
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2010

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1
Participants receive HIV counseling and testing and 8 intervention sessions to assist them with reducing unsafe sexual behaviors.
 Behavioral: Project ABLE
Participants will receive HIV counseling and testing. Those selected for the intervention arm will attend small groups consisting of 10 men who meet once a week for 8 consecutive weeks. The weekly two hour discussion sessions will address HIV risk behavior within a framework of contextual influences that may moderate men's risk reduction motivation and behavior. The factors include identity, stigma, connections to community, and situation factors.
No Intervention: 2
Participants receive HIV counseling and testing only.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. The HCT-plus intervention will result in a greater proportion of men who abstain from anal and vaginal intercourse. [ Time Frame: 3 months after completing intervention ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. The HCT-plus intervention will result in a smaller proportion of men who had an act of anal or vaginal intercourse without the use of a condom. [ 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:

  • reside in Milwaukee county;
  • are at least 18 years of age;
  • self-identify as male;
  • self-identify as Black or African-American;
  • can provide informed consent;
  • report unprotected anal sex with a man in the past 3 months;
  • report at least two sexual partners with whom they have had unprotected anal or vaginal sex in the past 3 months;
  • are willing to be tested for HIV using rapid oral fluid procedures or willing to provide evidence of HIV seropositivity

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under 18 years of age,
  • involvement in a HIV prevention study currently or in the past 6 months,
  • Participation in the pilot phase
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Locations
United States, Wisconsin
Diverse and Resilient
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53202
Sponsors and Collaborators
Medical College of Wisconsin
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diverse and Resilient
Charles D Productions
Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
Investigators
Principal Investigator: David Seal, PhD Medical College of Wisconsin
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Responsible Party: David Seal, Principal Investigator, Medical College of Wisconsin- Center for AIDS Intervention Research
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00691561     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CDC-NCHHSTP-5394
First Posted: June 5, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 11, 2010
Last Verified: March 2010

Keywords provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
HIV Prevention
African American
Black
 gay
Men who have sex men
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