Understanding Substance Use and Incident HIV/STI Among Young Black MSM

Completed

Conditions studied: HIV, Substance Abuse

In brief

The scientific purpose of this study is to look at how substance use may relate to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among young black men who have sex with men in Atlanta.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02503618

Run by

Emory University

People needed

469

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2019-03-18

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• male at birth
• currently identifies as male
• age ≥18 years and < 30 years at enrollment
• had anal sex with a man in lifetime
• has had any sex with a man in the past 3 months
• self-reported race is black/African American
• lives in Atlanta area and plans to remain for 2 years
• is able to complete the survey instruments in English
• is willing to provide at least 2 means of contact
• is willing to be re-contacted for the return of HIV/STI testing results, and for other study reasons as necessary
• is not enrolled in an HIV prevention trial

You may not qualify if…

• self-reported multiple or non-Black/African American race(s)
• self-reported Hispanic ethnicity
• (for prospective follow-up) participant screens HIV-positive

Where it is running

• Grady Health System — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Grady Infectious Diseases Clinic (Ponce Clinic) — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• The Ponce de Leon Center of the Grady Health System — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• AID Atlanta — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Southside Medical Center — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Rollins School of Public Health — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• SisterLove, Inc — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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