Adapting and Evaluating an EBI to Prevent HIV/AIDS Risk Among Apache Youth

NCT ID: NCT01910714

Last Updated: 2015-04-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

267 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-09-30

Study Completion Date

2013-09-30

Brief Summary

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The investigators seek to adapt, implement and evaluate a randomized controlled trial of an evidence based intervention delivered by Apache interventionists to reduce HIV/AIDS risk, targeting Apache adolescents. Specific study objectives include:

1. To perform formative research through focus groups and individual interviews on attitudes, practices and intervention preferences among Apache adolescents and community stakeholders.
2. To adapt the Focus on Youth (FOY) evidence-based intervention using findings from the formative research, components of Protection Motivation Theory, and input from a community advisory board.
3. To enroll 304 White Mountain Apache youth ages 13-19 to participate in a randomized intervention trial measuring behavior change at 6- and 12- months follow-up.
4. To determine the feasibility of gathering biological specimens via self-administered swabs to track sexually transmitted diseases among 18-19 year olds enrolled in this and future studies.

Detailed Description

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The general format of the study consists of a randomized controlled trial delivered through the medium of an 8-day basketball camp. Intervention activities will consist of the daily delivery of a youth HIV/AIDS prevention curriculum over the course of 8 days.

Conditions

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HIV/AIDS

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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Health Education Control Condition

The health education control condition consists of team-building activities and viewing of educational videos on nutrition and fitness, environmental protection and nature. The control condition program will be delivered according to the same structure as the Focus on Youth intervention; daily for 60-90 minutes over the course of 8 days. Due to local staffing availability and the pilot nature of this research, youth in the control condition will not receive the control program in small-group peer format. Rather, youth will receive the control condition program in groups of approximately 30-50.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Health Education Control Condition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The health education control condition consists of team-building activities and viewing of educational videos on nutrition and fitness, environmental protection and nature. The control condition program will be delivered according to the same structure as the Focus on Youth intervention; daily for 60-90 minutes over the course of 8 days. Due to local staffing availability and the pilot nature of this research, youth in the control condition will not receive the control program in small-group peer format. Rather, youth will receive the control condition program in groups of approximately 30-50.

Focus on Youth Intervention (FOY)

Focus on Youth is a community-based, eight session group intervention that provides youth with the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves from HIV and other STDs. Focus on Youth uses fun, interactive activities such as games, role plays and discussions to convey prevention knowledge and skills pertaining to Protection Motivation Theoretical concepts. The intervention consists of 8 group sessions delivered daily over 8 days by two Apache facilitators to same-sex peer groups of 8-12 Apache youth. Each lesson lasts approximately 60-90 minutes. The goal of the sessions will be to teach youth about sexual and reproductive health with a specific focus on safe sex practices and sexual decision making.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Focus On Youth

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Focus on Youth is a community-based, eight session group intervention that provides youth with the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves from HIV and other STDs. Focus on Youth uses fun, interactive activities such as games, role plays and discussions to convey prevention knowledge and skills pertaining to Protection Motivation Theoretical concepts. The intervention consists of 8 group sessions delivered daily over 8 days by two Apache facilitators to same-sex peer groups of 8-12 Apache youth. Each lesson lasts approximately 60-90 minutes. The goal of the sessions will be to teach youth about sexual and reproductive health with a specific focus on safe sex practices and sexual decision making.

Interventions

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Focus On Youth

Focus on Youth is a community-based, eight session group intervention that provides youth with the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves from HIV and other STDs. Focus on Youth uses fun, interactive activities such as games, role plays and discussions to convey prevention knowledge and skills pertaining to Protection Motivation Theoretical concepts. The intervention consists of 8 group sessions delivered daily over 8 days by two Apache facilitators to same-sex peer groups of 8-12 Apache youth. Each lesson lasts approximately 60-90 minutes. The goal of the sessions will be to teach youth about sexual and reproductive health with a specific focus on safe sex practices and sexual decision making.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Health Education Control Condition

The health education control condition consists of team-building activities and viewing of educational videos on nutrition and fitness, environmental protection and nature. The control condition program will be delivered according to the same structure as the Focus on Youth intervention; daily for 60-90 minutes over the course of 8 days. Due to local staffing availability and the pilot nature of this research, youth in the control condition will not receive the control program in small-group peer format. Rather, youth will receive the control condition program in groups of approximately 30-50.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* American Indian ethnicity and primary residence and/or employment within the White Mountain Apache (Fort Apache) Reservation. Participants must be aged 13-19 years and have parent/guardian consent for youth under 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

* Youth that are unable to fully participate in the evaluation assessments or intervention components will be excluded. In addition, individuals age 16 or older that are listed on either the Federal or Tribal sexual offender registries will be excluded from participation.
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Anne Rompalo, MD, ScM

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Locations

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Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NARCH V: U26IHS300286/03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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