Culturally-Tailored HIV Risk Reduction for African-American MSM

NCT ID: NCT00691561

Last Updated: 2010-03-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 220 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2008-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2010-03-31

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).

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.

Conditions

HIV Infections

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

1

Participants receive HIV counseling and testing and 8 intervention sessions to assist them with reducing unsafe sexual behaviors.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Project ABLE

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

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.

2

Participants receive HIV counseling and testing only.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility 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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FED

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Diverse and Resilient

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Charles D Productions

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Medical College of Wisconsin

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Medical College of Wisconsin- Center for AIDS Intervention Research

Principal Investigators

David Seal, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical College of Wisconsin

Locations

Diverse and Resilient

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

CDC-NCHHSTP-5394

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id