Fostering Resilience to Psychosocial and HIV Risk in Indian MSM

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV Infection, Sexual Behavior, Health Behavior

In brief

India has the world's third largest HIV epidemic and men who have sex with men (MSM) are an identified high risk group. MSM in India face unique psychosocial stress underlying the context of HIV risk. To maximize the potential impact of an HIV prevention intervention, the purpose of this study is to test, in a two-arm randomized controlled efficacy trial, a behavioral intervention that addresses both psychosocial / contextual stress and reducing participant's risk for HIV.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02556294

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

608

Starts

2015-06-01

Expected to finish

2019-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-23

Who can join

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

You may not qualify if…

• Participant does not identify as male
• Younger than 18
• Is unable to understand or consent to the procedures
• Is deemed by the local PI or study staff to be engaging in deception about the inclusion/exclusion criteria.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• The National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis — Chennai, India
• The Humsafar Trust — Mumbai, India

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