S.T.A.R.S.: Sistas Talking About Real Solutions
Completed · Phase 1 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: HIV Prevention
In brief
STARS: Sistas Talking About Real Solutions is a health education intervention for African-American women, ages 18-29 aimed at reducing their risk for HIV. A total of 855 subjects were recruited from three Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers. Members were randomly selected from the membership database and sent a letter via mail introducing them to the project and inviting them to participate. Letters were followed up with a phone call and potential participants were screened for eligibility. To be able to participate, participants had to be African-American, female, between the ages of 18-29, single, and have at least one act of unprotected sexual intercourse within the last 6 months. Members who were eligible and willing to participate completed a 1-hour baseline assessment survey; STD testing for Chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, and HPV; a vaginal swab that was used to determine if they had unprotected sex. They were then randomized into one of two study conditions: (1) a 2-session HIV risk-reduction condition with a safer sex relapse prevention component (2) a 1-session control condition in which participants receive general women's health information and brochures. Participants received a booster session at 6 and 9 months to reinforce intervention materials. Participants completed an assessment survey and received STD testing at 6 and 12 months. The primary aim of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of the HIV risk-reduction/safer sex relapse prevention condition relative to the health and nutritional control group in reducing HIV-associated sexual behaviors and incident STDs over a 12-month follow-up period is to implement.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01028157
- Run by
- Emory University
- People needed
- 855
- Starts
- 2002-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-12-17
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- African American
- female
- Age 18-29
- unmarried
- engaged in at least one act of unprotected sexual intercourse within the last 6 months
- were members of one of the three Kaiser Permanente HMO study sites
You may not qualify if…
- pregnant or trying to get pregnant
- young adults who have a condition that precludes participation (i.e. schizophrenia, severe learning disability, or undergoing chemotherapy)
Where it is running
- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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