Connect 'n Unite: Couples-Based HIV/STI Prevention for Drug-Involved, Black MSM — CNU  

HIV Clinical Trial

Official title: Couples-Based HIV/STI Prevention for Drug-Involved, Black MSM

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The study has the following primary aims: (1) to test whether participants assigned to CNU (a 7-session, manualized intervention entitled "Connect 'n Unite") engage in lower HIV/STI behavioral risk compared to participants assigned to WP (a wellness promotion attention control condition); (2) to test whether participants assigned to CNU have lower cumulative incidence of STIs-chlamydia and gonorrhea-confirmed via biological assay compared to participants assigned to WP; and (3) to test whether participants assigned to CNU engage in less drug use compared to participants assigned to WP.

Clinical Trial Description

This study addresses the overrepresentation of the African American/Black community among those living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. as well as men who have sex with men (MSM), the transmission category that accounts for the majority of HIV infections. In the absence of a vaccine or cure for HIV infection, behavioral risk reduction represents the best public health tool for prevention of HIV transmission. The proposed randomized clinical trial will rigorously test an innovative, couples-based intervention targeting the intersection of stimulant use and sexual risk behavior among racial/ethnic and sexual minorities, with the ultimate goal providing an evidence-based intervention that can be delivered in drug treatment and other service settings to reduce the spread of HIV among stimulant-using, African American/Black MSM. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• HIV
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Sexually Transmitted Infections

• NCT number: NCT01394900
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Columbia University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 2012
• Completion date: August 2, 2019