Using Multimedia Technologies to Disseminate an HIV Prevention

Columbia University

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV Infection

Treatments: Behavioral: Traditional Connect; Behavioral: Multimedia Connect

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01863537

AAAC5642

R01MH080659 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This RCT will randomly assign 40 of the CBOs to receive the Multimedia intervention and training package (Multimedia)and the other 40 to receive the original, manualized Connect intervention and training package (Traditional). The technology transfer process involves all agencies receiving four days of training and two planned technical assistance conference calls, by study investigative staff, in the first four months following training. Telephone assessments completed by up to 6 staff at each agency will measure primary outcomes, mediating, moderating and process measure variables at baseline, 6, 12 and 18 months post-technology transfer. The primary outcome of the study is adoptions of the Connect intervention. The unit of analysis is the CBO.

Enrollment: 253 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

To be eligible for the study, CBOs must have reported that they

• had 501c3 status;
• provided at least a minimum level of direct contact HIV prevention services to clientele; and
• that their target population for services included heterosexual men and women.

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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253 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Multimedia Connect and the Multimedia facilitator training curriculum with a 4-day, face-to-face structured orientation and training for implementation, and planned, investigative team initiated telephone consultations with CBO staff to provide technical assistance at 2 and 4 months following the training workshop;

Treatment:

Behavioral: Multimedia Connect

Traditional Connect

Active Comparator group

Description:

The original, manualized version of Connect (CDC DEBI)and manualized facilitator training curriculum with a 4-day, face-to-face structured orientation and training for implementation, and planned, investigative team initiated telephone consultation with CBO staff to provide technical assistance at 2 and 4 months following the training workshop.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Traditional Connect