Effectiveness of a Risk Reduction Program in Preventing the Transmission of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in African-American Couples

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Conditions studied: HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Disease

In brief

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a risk-reduction program in preventing the transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases among African-American heterosexual couples, with one partner having been previously diagnosed with an HIV infection.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00644163

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

1070

Starts

2003-11-01

Expected to finish

2007-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Each partner agrees that the relationship has lasted at least 6 months before study entry
• Each partner intends to remain together for at least 12 months after study entry (e.g., state independently that he/she is confident or very confident that they will remain together)
• At least one partner of the couple reports having unprotected intercourse at least once in the 90 days before study entry
• Neither partner has plans to relocate beyond a reasonable distance from the study site
• At least one partner is African American
• At least one partner agrees that he/she is not planning pregnancy within the next 18 months after study entry
• Each partner is aware of his/her partner's HIV serostatus
• Only one partner is HIV seropositive and has known his or her status for at least 3 months before study entry

You may not qualify if…

• One or both partners do not have an address where they can receive mail
• One or both partners have significant psychiatric, physical, or neurological impairment that would limit their effective participation as confirmed on a Mini Mental State Examination and/or Quick Test
• History of severe physical or sexual abuse in the 1 year before study entry in the current relationship (e.g., significant enough to require medical, psychological, and/or legal intervention)
• One or both partners are unwilling or unable to commit to participate in the study through to completion
• Both partners have previously participated in an HIV sexual risk-reduction intervention for couples in the 12 months before study entry
• One or both partners are not fluent in English as determined by the informed consent process

Where it is running

• UCLA — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Emory University — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Columbia University — New York, New York, United States
• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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