HIV Prevention Among At-risk Latinos in the Heartland
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: HIV counseling and testing, Network intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: HIV Infections. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Male.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Regular HIV Testing and HIV Prevention Among At-Risk Latino Men in the Heartland
Overview
This study is a randomized controlled trial that evaluates the efficacy of a network intervention to promote regular HIV testing and prevention (risk reduction and PrEP awareness and referrals) among friendship networks of Latino men who have sex with men and transwomen (LMSMT) in three mid sized Midwestern cities.
Detailed description
To benefit from early HIV diagnosis, the CDC suggests that groups at higher HIV risk get tested regularly. The study will evaluate the efficacy of an intervention to promote regular HIV testing and prevention (risk reduction and PrEP awareness and referrals) among friendship networks of Latino men who have sex with men and transwomen (LMSMT) in three midsized Midwestern cities. The intervention uses the relationships that permeate networks of LMSMT by training well-positioned members to encourage a collective response to the epidemic and to disseminate HIV testing and prevention messages and resources within the network. Thus, we will (a) recruit 36 friendship networks of LMSMT in Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Indianapolis (N ≈ 432); (b) test them for HIV and recommend that they test regularly; (c) invite key members of 18 randomly selected networks to a 4-session training to promote regular HIV testing and prevention in their networks; (d) conduct chart reviews to verify regular testing and PrEP visits and assess regular testing, PrEP visits, and risk behavior and mediators at 6, 12 and 18-month follow up.
Interventions
- Diagnostic test HIV counseling and testing
Receive HIV testing risk assessment and advice about risk reduction and future testing. - Behavioral Network intervention
Key individuals are trained to provide advice about regular testing and risk reduction.
Primary outcome measures
- Mean percentage of participants who report having tested for HIV twice in the past 12 months. [Time frame: Past 12 months]
- Mean percentage of PrEP-eligible participants who report having consulted with a provider about PrEP. [Time frame: Past 6 months]
- Mean percentage of participants who report having had unprotected sex with a casual partner. [Time frame: Past 6 months]
- Mean percentage of participants who report having tested for HIV in the past 6 months. [Time frame: Past 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Latinx men who have sex with men or transgender women 18 or more years of age.
- Lives in the Milwaukee, Cleveland or Indianapolis area.
- Can provide informed consent.
- Additional inclusion criteria for networks: 80% or more of the network is of Latinx descent.
Exclusion criteria
- Cis-gender female.
- Did not have sex with men or identify as homosexual or bisexual.
- Cannot provide consent.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 3 centers
- Shalom Health Care Center — Indianapolis
- AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland — Cleveland
- Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers — Milwaukee
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04563715 · 32961 · R01MH116787