HIV Infections
Conditions
Keywords
HIV Prevention, African-American, gay, bisexual, intervention trial, HIV Seronegativity
Brief summary
The purpose of this project is to test the efficacy of an HIV prevention behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk among African-American men who have sex with men (MSM).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk among African-American men who have sex with men
5 week intervention to increase skill level of participants with talking to their social networks and sexual partners about reducing high risk sexual behaviors while preparing a healthy meal
Sponsors
New York Blood Center
The New York Academy of Medicine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
identify as African-American, Black, Caribbean Black or multiethnic Black, report sex with men
Exclusion criteria
* Participated in pilot * Identify as transgender * Plan to move before end of study * Refuse HIV testing at baseline or identified as a newly diagnosed HIV through testing at the baseline * Under 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary goal of the intervention is to reduce HIV transmission or acquisition by reducing the frequency of unprotected anal intercourse among African-American MSM. | 3 months after completing intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Encourage participants to engage in discussions to reduce sexual risk within their social network and with sexual partners. | 3 months after completing the intervention |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed