A Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Among African-American Men Who Have Sex With Men

Overview

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).

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Prevention
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: October 2009

Interventions

  • Behavioral: Behavioral 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

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: 1
    • Receives HIV testing and counseling and 5 week intervention
  • No Intervention: 2
    • Receives only HIV Testing and Counseling

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • 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.
    • Time Frame: 3 months after completing intervention

Secondary Measures

  • Encourage participants to engage in discussions to reduce sexual risk within their social network and with sexual partners.
    • Time Frame: 3 months after completing the intervention

Participating in This Clinical Trial

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

Gender Eligibility: Male

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Collaborator
    • New York Blood Center
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Beryl Koblin, PhD, Principal Investigator, New York Blood Center

Citations Reporting on Results

Koblin BA, Bonner S, Powell B, Metralexis P, Egan JE, Patterson J, Xu G, Hoover DR, Goodman K, Chin J, Tieu HV, Spikes P. A randomized trial of a behavioral intervention for black MSM: the DiSH study. AIDS. 2012 Feb 20;26(4):483-8. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834f9833.

Tieu HV, Spikes P, Patterson J, Bonner S, Egan JE, Goodman K, Stewart K, Frye V, Xu G, Hoover DR, Koblin BA. Sociodemographic and risk behavior characteristics associated with unprotected sex with women among black men who have sex with men and women in New York City. AIDS Care. 2012;24(9):1111-9. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2012.672723. Epub 2012 Apr 25.

Tieu HV, Xu G, Bonner S, Spikes P, Egan JE, Goodman K, Stewart K, Koblin BA. Sexual partner characteristics, serodiscordant/serostatus unknown unprotected anal intercourse and disclosure among human immunodeficiency virus-infected and uninfected black men who have sex with men in New York City. Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Jun;38(6):548-54. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318203e2d7.

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