Project ICARE: Intervening for Community Awareness, Respect, & Empowerment

NCT ID: NCT00712088

Last Updated: 2010-03-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

275 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-07-31

Study Completion Date

2010-03-31

Brief Summary

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This project will test the efficacy of a behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk for HIV infection among African American Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HIV Infections

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: Group Intervention

Group level intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Project ICARE

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Group-level intervention (Project ICARE)

2: HCT

Offer of HIV counseling and testing

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

HCT

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Offer of HIV counseling and testing

Interventions

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Project ICARE

Group-level intervention (Project ICARE)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

HCT

Offer of HIV counseling and testing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Intervening for Community Awareness, Respect, & Empowerment

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be 18 years of age or older;
* Self-identify as African American
* Understand and read English;
* Live within the Chicago area;
* Report at least two (male or female) sex partners in the past three months, and unprotected anal sex with at least one male sex partner in the past three months.

Exclusion Criteria

* Have been diagnosed with HIV within the past three months (to allow for psychological and behavioral adjustment following an initial HIV diagnosis);
* Have a specific plan to move from the Chicago area within the next nine months;
* Report active injection drug use other than hormones or steroids.
* Participated in the intervention video or the pilot phase of this study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Howard Brown Health Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Illinois at Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

South Side Help Center

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Chicago Department of Public Health

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Illinois at Chicago

Principal Investigators

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David McKirnan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Illinois at Chicago

Locations

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Howard Brown Health Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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CDC-NCHHSTP-5159

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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