Status:
COMPLETED
Social Networks and Prevention for HIV Care and Prevention
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conditions:
HIV
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The present study includes a randomized clinical trial of a peer health education intervention and a 12-month longitudinal study. The sample will include Black Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) who will...
Detailed Description
The primary objective of this funded research is to conduct a randomized controlled trial of an experimental behavioral intervention that will train African American men who have sex with men (AA MSM)...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligibility criteria for indexes include: (a) sex with a male partner within the prior 90 days; (b) self-reported Black or African American race/ethnicity; (c) self-reported biological male sex at birth; (d) identify as male; (e) unprotected vaginal or anal sex within the prior 90 days; (f) age 18 or older; (g) willingness to attend intervention sessions; (h) willingness to discuss HIV prevention and encourage VCT among network members; (i) reside in Baltimore city or a surrounding counties; (j) not planning on moving from Baltimore city or a surrounding county within the next year; (k) not involved in a behavioral intervention for HIV prevention within the prior five years.
- Eligibility for network members for receiving VCT: (a) Provide a study coupon to verify that they were referred by an index participant and (b) age 18 or older.
- Eligibility criteria for network members enrolling in the longitudinal study: (a) age 18 or older; (b) recruited by index participant and engaged in VCT at our clinic; (c) was either a current sex partner of index (male or female)or a Black MSM peer (as operationalized as self-reported black or African American and reporting sex with a man in the prior 90 days) and (d) had one of the following risk behaviors in the prior 90 days: unprotected vaginal or anal sex, diagnosed STI, or had sex with 2 or more people.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria for indexes include being previously enrolled in the study as a network participant.
- Exclusion criteria for network participants include being previously enrolled in the study as an index participant.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 30 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
559 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01800721
Start Date
July 30 2011
End Date
July 1 2017
Last Update
July 17 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205