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Social Networking Strategies for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Black SMM

N/A
Recruiting
Led By DeMarc A Hickson, PhD
Research Sponsored by Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Black or African American race
Gay, bisexual or a male who has sex with other males
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up immediately after prep-using smm enroll as an interventionist (i.e., recruiter)
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Study Summary

This trial will test the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention to increase PrEP initiation and adherence among black gay and bisexual men in the Washington, DC area.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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Individuals who identify as Black or African American.
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You are a man who has sex with other men or identifies as gay or bisexual.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~during the peer-based debriefing sessions that occurs before a recruiter is dismissed from the open-phase pilot.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and during the peer-based debriefing sessions that occurs before a recruiter is dismissed from the open-phase pilot. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Acceptability of Intervention as measured by Weiner et al., 2017.
Feasibility of Intervention as measured by Weiner et al., 2017.
Secondary outcome measures
Comfortability of the Intervention as measured by an adaptation of Weiner et al., 2017.
Network members on PrEP
Recruited Network Members

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: PrEP-using Black SMM as RecruitersExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Recruit 30 PrEP-using Black SMM, including those who use substances, as Recruiters to identify and refer Network Associates to PrEP services. The pilot will occur in six blocks of up to 5 Recruiters to further develop all intervention procedures and enhance the SNS intervention's feasibility and acceptability.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.Lead Sponsor
2 Previous Clinical Trials
450 Total Patients Enrolled
DeMarc A Hickson, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorExecutive Director

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any vacancies for participants in this clinical trial?

"Affirmative, clinicaltrials.gov states that this study is still recruiting participants. It was initially posted on March 1st 2022 and amended most recently on August 11th 2022. The research requires 30 patients to be enrolled from a single site."

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How many individuals are engaged in this research project?

"That is correct. Clinicaltrials.gov states that this clinical trial, initially posted on March 1st 2022, is actively recruiting. The study seeks out 30 individuals at a single site for participation."

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~10 spots leftby Mar 2025