Using Multimedia Technologies to Disseminate an HIV Prevention

HIV Infection Clinical Trial

Official title:

Using Multimedia Technologies to Disseminate an HIV Prevention Program for Couples

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01863537
• Other study ID #: AAAC5642
• Secondary ID: R01MH080659
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 20, 2013
• Last updated: July 29, 2013
• Start date: May 2007
• Est. completion date: June 2013

Study information

• Verified date: July 2013
• Source: Columbia University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This RCT will randomly assign 40 of the CBOs to receive the Multimedia intervention and training package (Multimedia)and the other 40 to receive the original, manualized Connect intervention and training package (Traditional). The technology transfer process involves all agencies receiving four days of training and two planned technical assistance conference calls, by study investigative staff, in the first four months following training. Telephone assessments completed by up to 6 staff at each agency will measure primary outcomes, mediating, moderating and process measure variables at baseline, 6, 12 and 18 months post-technology transfer. The primary outcome of the study is adoptions of the Connect intervention. The unit of analysis is the CBO.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 253
• Est. completion date: June 2013
• Est. primary completion date: September 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

To be eligible for the study, CBOs must have reported that they

• had 501c3 status;

• provided at least a minimum level of direct contact HIV prevention services to clientele; and

• that their target population for services included heterosexual men and women.

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• HIV Infection

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Multimedia Connect

• Traditional Connect

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Columbia University Social Intervention Group	New York	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Columbia University	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The mean number of Connect sessions per client/couple implemented by participating staff (at each agency) in the prior 6 months		18 months	No
Secondary	To test whether key variables mediate adoption outcomes (e.g. staff attitudes and opinions towards programming and technology).		18 months	No