HIV Infections
Conditions
Keywords
HIV, Unsafe Sex, High Risk Sex, HIV Prevention, African-American, gay, bisexual, intervention trial
Brief summary
This project will test the efficacy of a behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk for HIV infection among African American Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALProject ICARE
Group-level intervention (Project ICARE)
BEHAVIORALHCT
Offer of HIV counseling and testing
Sponsors
Howard Brown Health Center
University of Illinois at Chicago
South Side Help Center
Chicago Department of Public Health
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
* Be 18 years of age or older; * Self-identify as African American * Understand and read English; * Live within the Chicago area; * Report at least two (male or female) sex partners in the past three months, and unprotected anal sex with at least one male sex partner in the past three months.
Exclusion criteria
* Have been diagnosed with HIV within the past three months (to allow for psychological and behavioral adjustment following an initial HIV diagnosis); * Have a specific plan to move from the Chicago area within the next nine months; * Report active injection drug use other than hormones or steroids. * Participated in the intervention video or the pilot phase of this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Unprotected Sex | past three months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed