Sistas Informing Sistas on Topics About AIDS and Prevention (SISTA-P)

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Behavior, Risky; Health-Related Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: SISTA-P Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06307028

K01DA050496 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Pro2023002116

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this project, the investigators will provide a new HIV prevention training and empowerment sessions to Black women in Washington D.C. who are at high risk for getting HIV. This training is tailored to the experience of Black women and seeks to reduce the high HIV transmission rates in the Black community.

Full description

Experienced facilitators will implement two cycles of six 3-hour sessions with up to 15 participants per cycle while expert panelists observe. After each session, participants and subject matter expert observers will complete brief surveys. Surveys following each session include closed and open-ended measures: six items rating how well the session conveyed core information (e.g., I am confident I can communicate more effectively [Session 3]; I have a better understanding of the effects of alcohol on making sexual choices, [Session 4]) and single-item scales to evaluate the facilitator's performance and the session overall. In open-ended measures, respondents will be prompted to elaborate on their survey responses to identify ways the session could be improved.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Black women are eligible if you:
• Have sex with men
• Are age 18+
• Live in Washington D.C.
• Are not HIV+

Exclusion criteria

• HIV+

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

SISTA-P Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will complete four sessions lasting up to three hours each over the course of one week. The sessions will be overseen by two facilitators and a technical monitor. Core elements of SISTA-P are: (1) small group discussions, modeling and role-play that facilitate repetition, reinforcement and sequential approximation; (2) skilled facilitators; (3) gender and culturally specific materials to enhance pride and self-worth; (4) teaching negotiation, self-advocacy; and (5) HIV prevention relevant skills; (6) discussing gender and culture-specific barriers and facilitators to prevention; and (7) enhancing HIV prevention norms and self-efficacy. Each discussion group will consist of 12- 15 participants and each cycle will consist of one group. Participants will be asked to complete a follow up survey and two booster sessions. They will also be asked to submit photo-confirmation of PrEP prescription to the research team.

Treatment:

Behavioral: SISTA-P Intervention