Computer-Assisted Tailored Cue-card Health [CATCH] Study

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, STDs, Hepatitis, Viral, Human

In brief

This study will draw from proven interventions to refine and pilot test a cue card driven computer-assisted intervention, along with HIV/STI testing, that will be tailored to each participant's demographic characteristics, risk behaviors, and biological test results. The specific aims of the proposed study are: 1. To refine a cue card driven computer-assisted risk reduction intervention that will be tailored to each participant's demographic characteristics (e.g., gender, ethnicity), risk behaviors, and biological test results (HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and herpes). 2. To pilot test the tailored intervention's effects on sexual risk behaviors (e.g., frequency of unprotected sex, condom use), drug use during sex and injection risk behaviors (e.g., direct syringe sharing, indirect sharing practices) using a two-group randomized design that compares the tailored intervention with a delayed treatment control condition. 3. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the tailored intervention in a rural setting.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01170741

Run by

RTI International

People needed

122

Starts

2010-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-10-25

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• The sample of 120 will be drawn from the Raleigh-Durham, NC metro area with the following targets:
• 40 MSM (at least 12 African American, 12 non-Hispanic white and 12 Hispanic) - eligibility includes unprotected sex with another male in the past 30 days
• 40 sex workers (at least 6 male and 6 female of each race/ethnicity) - eligibility includes unprotected sex within the last 30 days and exchange of sex for money or drugs within the past 30 days
• 40 drug users who are not sex workers or MSM (at least 2 males and 2 females of each race/ethnicity) - eligibility includes use of methamphetamine, crack or powder cocaine, or heroin in the past 30 days and unprotected intercourse and/or syringe sharing in the past 30 days.
• Additional eligibility criteria include the following:
• be 18 years of age or older
• self-identify as male or female
• self-identify as African American, non-Hispanic white or Hispanic
• not currently be in or seeking substance use treatment
• speak and understand written English proficiently
• be a resident of Wake, Durham, Orange, Johnston or Chatham counties, with no plans to move in the next 3 months

Where it is running

• RTI International - Wake County Field Site — Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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