A Network Intervention for Prevention of HIV Infection in Chennai, India - 1

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 2

Conditions: HIV Infections

Treatments: Behavioral: psychoeducational; Behavioral: control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00218686

NIDA-13142-1

DESPR DA013142

R01-13142-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a peer-based HIV prevention intervention that targets active injection drug users and their drug and sex partners in Chennai India.

Full description

The intervention to be tested in this study draws upon theoretical and empirical evidence suggesting that peer educator programs can have significant effects on the risk-related behaviors of both the educators and the peers whom they educate. Specifically, through group and individual focused sessions, participants learn and practice skills designed to reduce drug and sex related risk behaviors. Furthermore, individuals and their main risk partners attend a training session that focuses on risk reduction within their relationship.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• drug users
• network members

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

behavioral social network risk reduction intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: psychoeducational

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

voluntary counseling and testing (VCT

Treatment:

Behavioral: control