HIV Prevention Among Vulnerable Male Youth
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Homosexuality, Male, HIV, Substance-related Disorders, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
In brief
This exploratory study aims to design and test an HIV prevention intervention for young men who have sex with men (MSM) between the ages of 16-20 as this group comprises the US adolescent population most at-risk for HIV infection through sexual contact. To help develop the content and format of our intervention we will first conduct in-depth interviews with twenty-one 18 to 24 year-old young MSM who acquired HIV through male-to-male sexual contact between ages 16-20 (i.e., the target age of our intended intervention). We will then design a group-based primary intervention for young MSM between ages 16-20, relying on the information we gathered from these interviews, as well as consultation from an advisory board of young MSM and HIV prevention experts. Last, we will use an experimental design to compare our intervention to a control condition. We hypothesize that, relative to a control condition of sexual health education and risk reduction, participants in our intervention will demonstrate lower rates of HIV risk behavior, find participation more feasible, and endorse greater acceptability of our intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01771237
- Run by
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- People needed
- 121
- Starts
- 2007-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-01-27
Who can join
Age: 16 and older, up to 20. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- able to speak and read English
- age 16-20
- biological/cisgender male
- willing and able to provide assent/consent
- HIV-negative or of an unknown HIV serostatus
- sexually active with male partner in past 12 mos.
- willing to provide locator information
You may not qualify if…
- unable to provide informed consent due to severe mental or physical illness, or substance intoxication at the time of interview
- active suicidal ideation at the time of baseline interview
Where it is running
- Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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