An Innovative HIV Prevention Intervention Using Social Networking Technology
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01381653 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: June 27, 2011
Last Update Posted
: June 3, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Sexual Risk Substance Use | Other: Behavioral: HIV prevention intervention | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | An Innovative HIV Prevention Intervention Using Social Networking Technology |
Study Start Date : | November 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Motivational Interviewing
Eight 30-minute sessions utilizing Motivational Interviewing will be delivered to reduce substance use and sexual risk in a group of high risk young men who have sex with men.
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Other: Behavioral: HIV prevention intervention
Substance using HIV-negative young men who have sex with men who engage in sexual risk and use social networking (Facebook) will be recruited and enrolled in a brief intervention utilizing Motivational Interviewing over chat window to reduce their substance use and sexual risk. They will also evaluate their intervention experience at the end of their eight sessions and post-assessment.
Other Name: Reductions in sexual risk and substance use
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- feasibility and acceptability of intervention delivery [ Time Frame: 1 month ]Participants (N=40) who received eight 30-minute sessions of Motivational Interviewing (to reduce substance use and sexual risk) over instant messaging on Facebook will be interviewed to evaluate the intervention delivery and structure, including their perceived connection with the counselor and concerns with receiving an intervention online.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 29 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Phase I:
For the focus group portion of the study (N=20), we will invite former YMHP participants who declined the intervention or only completed one session, agreed to be contacted for future studies, indicated using Facebook, are still between the ages of 18-29 and live in NYC.
Phase II:
To qualify for the intervention portion of the study, participants must report
- at least 5 days of drug use (of 1 or more of the following drugs: cocaine, methamphetamine (MA), or ecstasy (MDMA) in the prior three months;
- high-risk sexual behavior (1 or more acts of unprotected insertive or receptive anal sex with a male partner of unknown or HIV+ serostatus), in the prior three months;
- biologically male;
- age 18 to 29;
- HIV-;
- reliable Internet access;
- Facebook use at least four times per week;
- able to write in English given that intervention participation involves writing;
- NYC residency.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants will be excluded for any of the following reasons:
- Unstable, serious psychiatric symptoms;
- Currently suicidal/homicidal;
- Evidence of gross cognitive impairment;
- Self-reported current enrollment in a drug or HIV-related intervention or research study.
We exclude those with serious cognitive or psychiatric impairments because this would compromise ability to participate, regardless of whether these impairments are attributed to drug use. Such impairments would make completion of assessments difficult.
Excluded participants will be referred to local community health and social services resources, for which we have established linkages to facilitate access to care regardless of ability to pay.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01381653
United States, New York | |
Hunter College, CUNY, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training | |
New York, New York, United States, 10001 |
Principal Investigator: | Corina T Lelutiu-Weinberger, PhD | Hunter College, CUNY, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Jeffrey T. Parsons, Professor, Hunter College |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01381653 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
R03DA031607 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | June 27, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 3, 2013 |
Last Verified: | May 2013 |
Keywords provided by Jeffrey T. Parsons, Hunter College:
sexual risk substance use HIV prevention intervention acceptability and feasibility young men who have sex with men |