Enhancement of Connect to Protect® (C2P)

University of North Carolina (UNC)

Status

Completed

Conditions

HIV Infection

Treatments

Behavioral: Community Mobilization

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

NIH

Identifiers

NCT01492816

ATN 105

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proposed study seeks to continue Connect to Protect® (C2P) community mobilization efforts that have developed coalitions that plan for and bring about structural changes for purposes of reducing HIV incidence and prevalence among youth in targeted communities at nine sites.

Full description

Earlier phases of C2P have been outlined in ATN Protocols 016a, 016b, 040/040b. The C2P community mobilization model entails: determining a geographic area and population of focus for the coalitions to prioritize their planning and action (accomplished in an earlier phase of C2P); coalitions establishing a shared vision and mission; development of a strategic plan focused on structural changes to reduce risks associated with HIV; process documentation; and feedback as technical assistance to the coalitions. The National Coordinating Center (NCC), operating under the direction of the Protocol Chair, provides guidance, training, technical assistance and feedback to coalitions.

This protocol continues the C2P mobilization effort and includes enhanced strategic planning activities to assist the coalitions in identifying necessary and relevant structural changes. The evaluation of C2P includes both process evaluation (i.e., documentation of coalition actions and achievements of structural changes; and outcome evaluation to qualitatively assess (via Key Informant (KI) interviews) if and how C2P efforts, including completed structural changes, have influenced the risk environment within each community. In addition, local health surveillance data and HIV testing data will be used to evaluate changes in HIV testing patterns and HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) morbidity among youth.

Enrollment

927 patients

Sex

All

Ages

16+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

The intervention group = Community members who become engaged in the coalitions and in the broader mobilization effort; and
The evaluation group = Key Informants within each C2P community who either work or reside within the sectors or systems where structural changes have been accomplished and/or the coalition has focused their strategic planning efforts.