Prison Connect-STI/HIV Prevention Intervention for Couples Affected by Incarceration
- Conditions
- Incarceration
- Registration Number
- NCT03025191
- Lead Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to adapt an existing couples-level HIV prevention intervention for community populations (CONNECT I/II; PI: El-Bassel) to enable implementation among couples affected by incarceration (PRISON CONNECT) and pilot test its feasibility and acceptability among men incarcerated in the Connecticut Department of Correction (CTDOC) and their community-dwelling committed female partners.
- Detailed Description
This pilot study will recruit male inmates in the Connecticut Department of Correction and their community-dwelling female partner. Using an adapted version of an efficacious couples-level HIV prevention intervention for community populations (CONNECT; PI: El-Bassel), this study will pilot test a single in-prison intervention session using face-to-face or teleconferencing modalities and a brief community follow-up session. Feasibility and acceptability among the inmates and their partners will be assessed.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
- eight HIV-positive and HIV-negative/unknown status male inmates and their partners (N=16 couples, 32 participants).
Male Participants
- at least 18 years of age
- able to communicate in English, currently
- incarcerated in the Connecticut Department of Correction (CTDOC), due to be released within three months.
- have a committed female partner who is not currently incarcerated and willing to participate in the study, and is
- not concerned participation will cause violence in the relationship.
Female partners
- be able to communicate in English
- not currently incarcerated
- confirm the committed partnership with the male inmate and willingness to participate in the study
- not concerned participation in the study would cause violence in the relationship.
- restricted to English-speaking participants due to language availability of staff and intervention materials.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acceptability of intervention procedures and content by administration of a brief acceptability questionnaire among incarcerated men and their partners 15 Minutes Questions about how participant feels about the program activities.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acceptability of follow-up procedures and follow-up intervention content by administration of a brief acceptability questionnaire among male releasees and their partners. 15 Minutes Using tracking information provided at the time of in-prison session of PRISON CONNECT investigators will initiate contact with couples within the first month of release and conduct the follow-up visit at a location/time convenient for couples (e.g., team's research facility in New Haven, CT). The session will include a review of PRISON CONNECT intervention content.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
New York University School of Medicine
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
New York University School of Medicine🇺🇸New York, New York, United States