Status:
COMPLETED
Developing a Dyadic Intervention for Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)/HIV Prevention in Youth
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Exposure to Sexually Transmissible Disorder (Event)
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-30 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot project will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a couples-based behavioral intervention \[COUPLES\] that augments individual evidence-based interventi...
Detailed Description
While public health programs have demonstrated modest success in reducing the adolescent and young adult (AYA) risk for STI/HIV, significant health disparities remain. The risk of STI/HIV is not unifo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The index patient must be
- 16-25 years
- Engage in male-female \[heterosexual\] intercourse
- Permanently reside in the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan Area (GBMA)
- Willing to recruit their main sexual partner for the study
- Willing to participate in a single individual session with a health educator followed by a joint debriefing session together
- Willing to be contacted in 6-8 weeks for a telephone interview
- The partner must be
- 16-30 years
- Engage in male-female \[heterosexual\] intercourse with the index patient
- Permanently reside in the greater Baltimore Metropolitan Area
- Willing to participate in a single individual session with a health educator followed by a joint debriefing session together
- Willing to be contacted in 6-8 weeks for a telephone interview
Exclusion
- Index participants and partners who are unable to communicate with staff or participate in study procedures due to cognitive, mental, or language difficulties will not be eligible for recruitment into the study.
- Dyads will also be excluded if in same-sex main partnership or a member of the couple is currently enrolled in another sexual behavior study, one or both partners has a known concurrent HIV infection, one or more partners has a pending incarceration, there is more than five years age difference between the two partners and one partner is \<16 years of age, or there is evidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the relationship.
- Individuals who screen positive for IPV will be referred to local resources for assistance.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 15 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03275168
Start Date
January 15 2018
End Date
October 1 2021
Last Update
December 9 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287