Project ICARE: Intervening for Community Awareness, Respect, & Empowerment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HIV Infections
• Interventions: Behavioral: HCT; Behavioral: Project ICARE

• Registration Number: NCT00712088
• Lead Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Brief Summary

This project will test the efficacy of a behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk for HIV infection among African American Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-06-03
• Study Start: 2008-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-07-08
• Study First Posted: 2008-07-09
• Status Verified: 2010-03
• Primary Completion: 2010-03
• Study Completion: 2010-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2010-03-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 275

Inclusion Criteria

• Be 18 years of age or older;
• Self-identify as African American
• Understand and read English;
• Live within the Chicago area;
• Report at least two (male or female) sex partners in the past three months, and unprotected anal sex with at least one male sex partner in the past three months.

Exclusion Criteria

• Have been diagnosed with HIV within the past three months (to allow for psychological and behavioral adjustment following an initial HIV diagnosis);
• Have a specific plan to move from the Chicago area within the next nine months;
• Report active injection drug use other than hormones or steroids.
• Participated in the intervention video or the pilot phase of this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
2: HCT	HCT	Offer of HIV counseling and testing
1: Group Intervention	Project ICARE	Group level intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Unprotected Sex	past three months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Howard Brown Health Center; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States