A Small-group Intervention to Reduce HIV Sexual Transmission Risk Behavior Among HIV-positive Men Who Have Sex With Men

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Risk Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: GPS

• Registration Number: NCT02546271
• Lead Sponsor: Toronto Metropolitan University

Brief Summary

Gay Poz Sex (GPS) is an HIV prevention and sexual health promotion program for HIV-positive gay and bisexual men, which takes place in a group counselling format. All participants provided written informed consent at the outset of the study. Eligible participants filled out a 1-hour computer-assisted self-interview questionnaire. Subsequently, participants attended seven 2-hour group sessions, led by 2 peer facilitators, who were HIV-positive gay men, in groups of 5-8 men. Immediately and 3 months following the completion of the GPS program, participants were scheduled to attend a 1-hour session to complete the same questionnaire package. Participants received an honorarium and a list of community resources, including mental health or substance use counseling services, at the end of each assessment. Participants also participated in a program evaluation interview at the 3-month follow-up assessment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-03
• Primary Completion: 2013-11
• Study Completion: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2015-09-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-09-08
• Study First Posted: 2015-09-10
• Status Verified: 2018-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 2018-07-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in the study, participants had to:

1. identify as male,
2. report engaging in condomless anal sex with another male during the past 3 months,
3. self-report an HIV-positive status,
4. be over the age of 18 years old, and
5. be able to speak and read in English.

Exclusion Criteria

• Self-reported female gender,
• no condomless anal sex with another male during past 3 months,
• HIV-negative

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Treatment Group	GPS	GPS program - an 8-week, peer-led group counselling program using motivational interviewing techniques.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Serodiscordant condomless anal sex with a casual partner	Past 3 months	Condomless anal sex with an HIV-negative or unknown serostatus casual partner

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Seroconcordant condonmless anal sex with a casual partner	Past 3 months	Condomless anal sex with an HIV-positive casual partner