A Tailored Interactive Website for Promoting Condom Use Among Young Adults

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: HIV Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Interventions: Behavioral: Internet-based tailored prevention messages; Behavioral: Non-tailored messages

• Registration Number: NCT00183638
• Lead Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

Brief Summary

This study will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of tailored web-based messages in promoting condom use among young adults.

Detailed Description

Adolescents and young adults are at the greatest risk for acquiring a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Approximately 3 million people between the ages of 18 and 24 become infected with an STD each year. Education about the risks and consequences of unprotected sex is a powerful tool that can be used to prevent or reduce the risk of infection. The program in this study will deliver messages to educate participants about condom use and the risk of STD infection. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a tailored interactive online risk reduction program versus a standard online risk reduction program in reducing the risk of STD infection in young adults.

Participants in this open-label study will be recruited from one of two clinics in the Denver, Colorado area: Denver Metropolitan Health Clinic or Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive internet-based messages from either the Youthnet program or the control program while filling out a risk assessment survey. Participants in the Youthnet program will be asked their gender and ethnicity so they may be assigned to a role model of the same gender and ethnicity via a computer program. This role model will appear online 5 times during the survey to deliver interactive messages that will be tailored to HIV/STD risk reduction and will specifically address attitudes about condom usage. The control program will deliver 5 general, non-tailored messages containing information on reproductive health not specific to condoms or STDs. Participants will be assessed at baseline and a follow-up session 3 months after enrollment. Frequency of condom use and attitudes toward condom use will be assessed using behavioral scales.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-06
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-16
• Primary Completion: 2008-12
• Study Completion: 2008-12
• Status Verified: 2013-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-11-26
• Last Update Posted: 2013-11-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1870

Inclusion Criteria

• Client of Denver Metropolitan Health Clinic or Planned Parenthood
• English-speaking
• Access to a computer and an existing e-mail account
• Will be in Denver for at least 4 months

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Exclusion Criteria

• Not a resident of the Denver metropolitan area
• No existing e-mail address
• No access to a computer

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Internet-based tailored prevention messages	Participants will receive Internet-based tailored prevention messages
2	Non-tailored messages	Participants will receive non-tailored messages containing information on reproductive health

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Condom use with non main partners	Measured at Month 3

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy for condom use and condom negotiation	Measured at Month 3
Attitudes and norms towards condom use	Measured at Month 3

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; 🇺🇸 Aurora, Colorado, United States