Status:

COMPLETED

Females of African American Legacy Empowering Self (FemAALES)

Lead Sponsor:

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

University of California, Los Angeles

Conditions:

HIV

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-54 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The FemAALES Project is a community collaborative two-arm intervention designed to prevent HIV (human immunodeficiency) and STD (sexually transmitted disease) infection and transmission among African ...

Detailed Description

Two thirds of female HIV/AIDS cases occur in Black women and an estimated 76% of these are attributed to heterosexual contact. HIV is the third-leading killer of Black women ages 25-44, and STI associ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • female sex
  • self-identifies as Black/African American
  • 18 years of age or older
  • English speaking
  • has had unprotected vaginal or anal sex in the last 90 days
  • any male partner in the last 90 days has done one or more of the following: had sex with a man; had sex with a male-to-female transgender; used crack cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamines; been incarcerated for more than 6 months; had sex with other female partners during the relationship; OR - a male partner in the last 90 days has an unknown sexual history
  • publicly funded or public subsidized health insurance

Exclusion

  • participated in a small group HIV prevention program in the past 12 months, participated in HARRP program in the past 12 months, has private insurance, refuses chlamydia or gonorrhea test at baseline,

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

256 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02189876

Start Date

July 1 2013

End Date

April 1 2018

Last Update

August 3 2018

Active Locations (2)

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St. John's Well Child and Family Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90037

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Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90059