MyLife MyStyle Evaluation Project (MLMS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01640392 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified July 2012 by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: July 13, 2012
Last Update Posted
: July 13, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Unsafe Sex | Behavioral: MyLife MyStyle group-level intervention | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 528 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Evaluating Locally Developed Homegrown HIV Prevention Interventions |
Study Start Date : | April 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | April 2015 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: HIV prevention groups
Participants randomly assigned to the MyLife Intervention arm receive three 1.5-hour HIV behavioral risk-reduction group sessions over a 1-3 week period.
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Behavioral: MyLife MyStyle group-level intervention
Three 1.5-hour HIV behavioral risk-reduction group sessions conducted with up to 12 young African American/Black men (ages 18-29 years) over a 1-3 week period.
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No Intervention: Wait-list control
Participants randomly assigned to the Wait-list Control arm receive the MyLife MyStyle group sessions once they have completed a 6-month follow-up assessment.
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Behavioral: MyLife MyStyle group-level intervention
Three 1.5-hour HIV behavioral risk-reduction group sessions conducted with up to 12 young African American/Black men (ages 18-29 years) over a 1-3 week period.
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- Reduced unprotected anal sex with male partners [ Time Frame: up to 6 months following Intervention groups' third (final) session ]Proportion of intervention participants reporting any unprotected anal intercourse (either insertive or receptive) with male partners at six-month follow-up (and three months for short-term effects) compared with those in the wait-list control arm.
- Increased communication with partners [ Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months following intervention groups' third (final) session ]Increase frequency of communication with partner(s) about safer sex, HIV status, STI status
- Decrease unprotected sex because condom was not available [ Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months following Intervention groups' third (final) session ]Proportion of intervention participants reporting episodes of unprotected anal sex when a condom is not available at six-month follow-up (and three months for short-term effects) compared with those in the wait-list control arm.
- Decrease number of sexual partners [ Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months following Intervention groups' third (final) session ]Number of sexual partners reported by intervention participants at six-month follow-up (and three months for short-term effects) compared with the number reported by the wait-list control participants.
- Increase help-seeking behaviors for sexual health, e.g., STI testing, HIV testing, health screenings [ Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months following Intervention groups' third (final) session ]Proportion of intervention participants reporting help-seeking behaviors for sexual health at six-month follow-up (and three months for short-term effects) compared with those in the wait-list control arm.

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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:
- Identify as African American or Black
- Identify as male
- Age 18 to 29 years
- Reside within Los Angeles County
- Self-reported anal sex with a male partner in the past 12 months
- Has not participated in an HIV prevention intervention in the past 3 months
- Able to complete ACASI and MyLife sessions in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Identify as a transgender female
- Plan to move out of Los Angeles County before the end of their follow-up period (within 7 months)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01640392
Contact: Trista Bingham, MPH, PhD | 213-351-8175 | tbingham@ph.lacounty.gov | |
Contact: Juli-Ann Carlos-Henderson, MPH | 213-351-8173 | jcarlos@ph.lacounty.gov |
United States, California | |
In The Meantime Men's Group, Inc. | Recruiting |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90019 | |
Contact: Jeffrey King 323-733-4868 inthemeantimemen@aol.com | |
Contact: Kyle Gordon, MA 323-733-4868 kyle.itmt@yahoo.com | |
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey King |
Principal Investigator: | Trista Bingham, MPH, PhD | Los Angeles County Department of Public Health |
Responsible Party: | Los Angeles County Department of Public Health |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01640392 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
1 U01SP001573-01 |
First Posted: | July 13, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 13, 2012 |
Last Verified: | July 2012 |
Keywords provided by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health:
Gay men African American males Unprotected anal sex |
HIV risk behavioral intervention group-level intervention |