A Tailored Interactive Website for Promoting Condom Use Among Young Adults

NCT ID: NCT00183638

Last Updated: 2013-11-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

1870 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-06-30

Study Completion Date

2008-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of tailored web-based messages in promoting condom use among young adults.

Detailed Description

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Adolescents and young adults are at the greatest risk for acquiring a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Approximately 3 million people between the ages of 18 and 24 become infected with an STD each year. Education about the risks and consequences of unprotected sex is a powerful tool that can be used to prevent or reduce the risk of infection. The program in this study will deliver messages to educate participants about condom use and the risk of STD infection. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a tailored interactive online risk reduction program versus a standard online risk reduction program in reducing the risk of STD infection in young adults.

Participants in this open-label study will be recruited from one of two clinics in the Denver, Colorado area: Denver Metropolitan Health Clinic or Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive internet-based messages from either the Youthnet program or the control program while filling out a risk assessment survey. Participants in the Youthnet program will be asked their gender and ethnicity so they may be assigned to a role model of the same gender and ethnicity via a computer program. This role model will appear online 5 times during the survey to deliver interactive messages that will be tailored to HIV/STD risk reduction and will specifically address attitudes about condom usage. The control program will deliver 5 general, non-tailored messages containing information on reproductive health not specific to condoms or STDs. Participants will be assessed at baseline and a follow-up session 3 months after enrollment. Frequency of condom use and attitudes toward condom use will be assessed using behavioral scales.

Conditions

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HIV Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Keywords

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Internet Interactive Computer Program HIV Prevention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Participants will receive Internet-based tailored prevention messages

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Internet-based tailored prevention messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive five 30-second flash clips promoting condom norms, positive attitudes, self-efficacy, and risk awareness. Participants in the Youthnet program will be asked their gender and ethnicity so they may be assigned to a role model of the same gender and ethnicity via a computer program. This role model will appear online 5 times during the survey to deliver interactive messages that will be tailored to HIV/STD risk reduction and will specifically address attitudes about condom usage.

2

Participants will receive non-tailored messages containing information on reproductive health

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Non-tailored messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The control program will deliver five general, non-tailored messages containing information on reproductive health not specific to condoms or STDs.

Interventions

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Internet-based tailored prevention messages

Participants will receive five 30-second flash clips promoting condom norms, positive attitudes, self-efficacy, and risk awareness. Participants in the Youthnet program will be asked their gender and ethnicity so they may be assigned to a role model of the same gender and ethnicity via a computer program. This role model will appear online 5 times during the survey to deliver interactive messages that will be tailored to HIV/STD risk reduction and will specifically address attitudes about condom usage.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Non-tailored messages

The control program will deliver five general, non-tailored messages containing information on reproductive health not specific to condoms or STDs.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Youthnet

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Client of Denver Metropolitan Health Clinic or Planned Parenthood
* English-speaking
* Access to a computer and an existing e-mail account
* Will be in Denver for at least 4 months

Exclusion Criteria

* Not a resident of the Denver metropolitan area
* No existing e-mail address
* No access to a computer
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Colorado, Denver

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sheana S. Bull, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Colorado, Denver

Locations

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University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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R01MH063690

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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DAHBR 9A-ASI

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

02-0764a

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id