Sistas Informing Sistas on Topics About AIDS and Prevention (SISTA-P)

NCT ID: NCT06307028

Last Updated: 2024-03-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-08
• Study Completion Date: 2024-08-31

Brief Summary

In this project, the investigators will provide a new HIV prevention training and empowerment sessions to Black women in Washington D.C. who are at high risk for getting HIV. This training is tailored to the experience of Black women and seeks to reduce the high HIV transmission rates in the Black community.

Detailed Description

Experienced facilitators will implement two cycles of six 3-hour sessions with up to 15 participants per cycle while expert panelists observe. After each session, participants and subject matter expert observers will complete brief surveys. Surveys following each session include closed and open-ended measures: six items rating how well the session conveyed core information (e.g., I am confident I can communicate more effectively [Session 3]; I have a better understanding of the effects of alcohol on making sexual choices, [Session 4]) and single-item scales to evaluate the facilitator's performance and the session overall. In open-ended measures, respondents will be prompted to elaborate on their survey responses to identify ways the session could be improved.

Conditions

Health Behavior, Risky; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health-Related Behavior

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

SISTA-P Intervention

Participants will complete four sessions lasting up to three hours each over the course of one week. The sessions will be overseen by two facilitators and a technical monitor. Core elements of SISTA-P are: (1) small group discussions, modeling and role-play that facilitate repetition, reinforcement and sequential approximation; (2) skilled facilitators; (3) gender and culturally specific materials to enhance pride and self-worth; (4) teaching negotiation, self-advocacy; and (5) HIV prevention relevant skills; (6) discussing gender and culture-specific barriers and facilitators to prevention; and (7) enhancing HIV prevention norms and self-efficacy. Each discussion group will consist of 12- 15 participants and each cycle will consist of one group. Participants will be asked to complete a follow up survey and two booster sessions. They will also be asked to submit photo-confirmation of PrEP prescription to the research team.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

SISTA-P Intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

This intervention is a small group discussion designed specifically for Black women. The sessions cover topics including: self pride and self-care; HIV \& PrEP education; assertiveness skills training; coping skills; skills practice; and barriers and facilitators to HIV prevention and PrEP.

Interventions

SISTA-P Intervention

This intervention is a small group discussion designed specifically for Black women. The sessions cover topics including: self pride and self-care; HIV \& PrEP education; assertiveness skills training; coping skills; skills practice; and barriers and facilitators to HIV prevention and PrEP.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Black women are eligible if you:
• Have sex with men
• Are age 18+
• Live in Washington D.C.
• Are not HIV+

Exclusion Criteria

• HIV+

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

Sponsors

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Shawnika J. Hull, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Communication

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Shawnika Hull, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rutgers University School of Communication and Information

Locations

The Women's Collective

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Shawnika Hull, PhD

Role: CONTACT

sh1449@comminfo.rutgers.edu

520-661-3300

Amanda Jones, BA

Role: CONTACT

acj54@cinj.rutgers.edu

Facility Contacts

Shawnika Hull, PhD

Role: primary

shawnika.hull@rutgers.edu

520-661-3300

Other Identifiers

K01DA050496

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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Pro2023002116

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id