Novel Internet-Based Interventions to Reduce Sexual Risk Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (5Part)

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Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 1

Conditions: HIV Infections

Treatments: Behavioral: Talking About HIV; Behavioral: Both Videos; Behavioral: Standard Text-Based Prevention Web Page; Behavioral: The Morning After

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT00649701

CDC-URS PS000415

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to develop and test the efficacy of online HIV risk reduction interventions among men who have sex with men.

Full description

This is an Internet-based, five-branch randomized controlled intervention, enrolling 3,000 adult MSM. The five branches include 1) a control condition receiving no intervention content, 2) a standard text-based prevention webpage, 3) an 8 minute dramatic video addressing sexual risk reduction within the context of alcohol use, 4) a 5 minute documentary video addressing HIV disclosure, HIV testing, and condom use with the sub-context of drug use, and 5) both videos. After completing the baseline survey, eligible participants who consent to participate in the intervention will be randomly assigned to the control condition or one of the four intervention conditions. The control condition will not include the delivery of any intervention content. All participants (branches 1-5) will be asked to complete a brief post-intervention survey (to measure intentions). All intervention participants will be invited to complete a final 60-day follow-up survey.

Enrollment: 3,097 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male;
• Age 18 and over;
• Ability to read and respond in English;
• Reside within the United States;
• Report oral or anal sex with any male (new partner or not) in the past 60 days AND report oral, anal or vaginal sex for the first time with any partner (male or female) in the past 60 days;
• Complete baseline survey
• Provide an email address;

Exclusion criteria

• Women and transgender persons

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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3,097 participants in 5 patient groups

1

No Intervention group

2

Experimental group

Description:

Text-based webpage

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard Text-Based Prevention Web Page

3

Experimental group

Description:

Talking about HIV video

Treatment:

Behavioral: Talking About HIV

4

Experimental group

Description:

The Morning After video

Treatment:

Behavioral: The Morning After

5

Experimental group

Description:

Both videos

Treatment:

Behavioral: Both Videos