Status:

COMPLETED

ID and Testing Via Friendship Networks

Lead Sponsor:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Asymptomatic HIV

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

FEMALE

13-24 years

Brief Summary

This is a pilot study with a cross-sectional research design to recruit Hispanic/Latina and African American adolescent and young adult women, aged 13-24 years to serve as index recruiters, who will i...

Detailed Description

The proposed pilot study will utilize a cross-sectional research design to recruit Hispanic/Latina and African American young women to undergo HIV screening. The research design will consist of a frie...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for INDEX RECRUITERS:
  • Born female;
  • Aged 13-24 years at the time of consent;
  • African American or Hispanic/Latina ethnicity or mixed-race/ethnicity, which must include African American race and/or Hispanic/Latina ethnicity;
  • A history of sexual intercourse with at least one male sexual partner;
  • Any HIV status as follows: (1) HIV positive; (2) HIV negative defined as receiving a negative HIV test result \< 12 months prior to the date of study consent); or (3) HIV status unknown defined as either no history of HIV testing or receipt of negative HIV test results more than 12 months prior to the date of study consent);
  • History of vaginal and/or anal sexual intercourse with a male;
  • Willing to complete a HIV risk assessment; and
  • Willing to recruit two or more friendship network members to discuss and eventually undergo HIV screening;
  • Ability to understand written and spoken English; and
  • Willing to provide written informed consent/assent.
  • Inclusion Criteria for FRIENDSHIP NETWORK MEMBERS:
  • Born female;
  • Aged \> 13 years at the time of consent;
  • A history of sexual intercourse with at least one male sexual partner;
  • Willing to complete an HIV risk assessment;
  • Willing to discuss and consider HIV screening;
  • Self-report that the most recent HIV test result was negative, or has no prior history of HIV testing;
  • Ability to understand written and spoken English; and
  • Willing to provide written informed consent/assent.
  • Exclusion Criteria for INDEX RECRUITERS:
  • Psychiatric disorder (untreated) associated with thought disorder, hallucinations, acute substance use withdrawal. Stabilized patients receiving appropriate psychiatric care will not be excluded if informed consent can be reasonably assumed;
  • Visibly distraught and/or visibly emotionally unstable (e.g., depressive mood; exhibiting manic, suicidal, or violent behavior);
  • Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site personnel, would interfere with ability to give true informed consent and to adhere to the study requirements; and
  • Acutely ill at the time of enrollment.
  • Exclusion Criteria for FRIENDSHIP NETWORK MEMBERS:
  • Self-report an HIV positive test result;
  • Psychiatric disorder (untreated) associated with thought disorder, hallucinations, acute substance use withdrawal. Stabilized patients receiving appropriate psychiatric care will not be excluded if informed consent can be reasonably assumed;
  • Visibly distraught and/or visibly emotionally unstable (e.g., depressive mood; exhibiting manic, suicidal, or violent behavior);
  • Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site personnel, would interfere with ability to give true informed consent and to adhere to the study requirements;
  • Acutely ill at the time of enrollment.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    535 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00841360

    Start Date

    January 1 2009

    End Date

    June 1 2010

    Last Update

    February 28 2017

    Active Locations (3)

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    University of Miami School of Medicine

    Miami, Florida, United States, 33101

    2

    Stroger Hospital of Cook County

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

    3

    Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467