Specialized Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling Intervention to Reduce HIV Transmission Risk Behavior in HIV-Infected Men

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV Infections

In brief

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a specialized cognitive-behavioral counseling intervention in reducing sexual risk behaviors in men who are HIV-infected and report having unprotected sex with male partners who are either not HIV-infected or do not know if they are HIV-infected.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00218712

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

488

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2011-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-05-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• HIV-infected
• Currently receiving HIV-specific primary medical care or mental health care
• Reports at least one episode of unprotected sex (receptive or insertive) with a male partner who is either not infected or does not know if he is infected with HIV (within 12 months prior to study enrollment)
• Plans to live in the San Francisco Bay Area for the next 12 months

You may not qualify if…

• History of intercourse on a regular basis with only one person
• Insufficient understanding of English
• Cognitive disorder that may affect ability to give informed consent
• Currently enrolled in any other behavioral or clinical HIV trials that could affect participation in this study

Where it is running

• UCSF AIDS Health Project — San Francisco, California, United States
• SFDPH San Francisco City Clinic — San Francisco, California, United States

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