Females of African American Legacy Empowering Self (FemAALES)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: HIV
In brief
The FemAALES Project is a community collaborative two-arm intervention designed to prevent HIV (human immunodeficiency) and STD (sexually transmitted disease) infection and transmission among African American women and men by reducing sexual risk factors and enhancing sexual negotiation skills. The team of investigators is a collaboration of researchers and community service providers who are committed to developing prevention interventions that employ holistic and culturally relevant approaches. This includes recognizing the impact of forces such as racism, sexism, and gender expectations on individual behavior and relationship dynamics in African American communities. Specifically, the investigators hypothesis is that compared to the control condition the FemAALES intervention arm will reduce risky sexual behavior and STI (sexually transmitted infection) incidence and will increase condom self-efficacy and risk behavior communication with sexual partners.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02189876
- Run by
- Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
- People needed
- 256
- Starts
- 2013-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-08-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 54. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- female sex
- self-identifies as Black/African American
- 18 years of age or older
- English speaking
- has had unprotected vaginal or anal sex in the last 90 days
- any male partner in the last 90 days has done one or more of the following: had sex with a man; had sex with a male-to-female transgender; used crack cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamines; been incarcerated for more than 6 months; had sex with other female partners during the relationship; OR - a male partner in the last 90 days has an unknown sexual history
- publicly funded or public subsidized health insurance
You may not qualify if…
- participated in a small group HIV prevention program in the past 12 months, participated in HARRP program in the past 12 months, has private insurance, refuses chlamydia or gonorrhea test at baseline,
Where it is running
- St. John's Well Child and Family Center — Los Angeles, California, United States
- Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science — Los Angeles, California, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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