Prison Connect-STI/HIV Prevention Intervention for Couples Affected by Incarceration

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Incarceration
• Interventions: Behavioral: Speaker/Listener technique; Behavioral: Social Support; Behavioral: Problem-Solving; Behavioral: Goal Setting

• 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-01-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-01-17
• Study First Posted: 2017-01-19
• Status Verified: 2017-12
• Primary Completion: 2017-12
• Study Completion: 2017-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 2017-12-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• 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.

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Exclusion Criteria

• restricted to English-speaking participants due to language availability of staff and intervention materials.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Prison Connect	Speaker/Listener technique	-
Prison Connect	Social Support	-
Prison Connect	Problem-Solving	-
Prison Connect	Goal Setting	-

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