DVD-based HIV/HCV Prevention Intervention for Drug-Involved Latino Criminal Justice Clients
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | HIV / AIDS, HIV / AIDS, HIV / AIDS, Hepatitis, Hepatitis |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 49 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | July 2014 |
| End Date: | June 2016 |
| Contact: | Gladys E Ibanez, PhD |
| Email: | gibanez@fiu.edu |
| Phone: | 305-348-4920 |
DVD-based HIV/HCV Intervention for Drug-Involved Latino Criminal Justice Clients
The purpose of the study are the following: 1) Pilot test and conduct baseline and 3 month
follow up assessments to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of the DVD-based HIV/HCV
intervention by randomly assigning 210 Latino corrections-involved, outpatient abuse
treatment clients to either the experimental intervention or to a wait list control group;
and 2) to evaluate both participant and interventionist acceptability of this novel
DVD-based intervention.
They study hypothesis are the following:
1. participants in the intervention condition will report greater reductions in sexual
risk behaviors (e.g., unprotected sexual contact) from baseline to 3 month follow-up
compared to the control group;
2. participants will report greater reductions in drug risk behaviors (e.g., sharing
injection equipment, drug use during sex) from baseline to 3 month follow-up compared
to the control group;
3. participants who report more HIV prevention information, motivation, and behavioral
skills will report fewer sexual risk behaviors.
follow up assessments to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of the DVD-based HIV/HCV
intervention by randomly assigning 210 Latino corrections-involved, outpatient abuse
treatment clients to either the experimental intervention or to a wait list control group;
and 2) to evaluate both participant and interventionist acceptability of this novel
DVD-based intervention.
They study hypothesis are the following:
1. participants in the intervention condition will report greater reductions in sexual
risk behaviors (e.g., unprotected sexual contact) from baseline to 3 month follow-up
compared to the control group;
2. participants will report greater reductions in drug risk behaviors (e.g., sharing
injection equipment, drug use during sex) from baseline to 3 month follow-up compared
to the control group;
3. participants who report more HIV prevention information, motivation, and behavioral
skills will report fewer sexual risk behaviors.
The specific aims for Stage1b are: (1) to pilot test and evaluate the effectiveness of the
DVD-based HIV intervention by recruiting 210 Latino offenders mandated to substance abuse
treatment; and (2) to evaluate both participant and interventionist acceptability of this
novel DVD intervention. Participants will be recruited from a local community agency that
provides outpatient substance abuse treatment services for court-mandated individuals.
Eligible participants will be self-identified Latino/Hispanic, between the ages of 18 and
49, heterosexual, and all participants will be involved with the criminal justice system.
Participants will be randomized into either an intervention or a wait-list control
condition. The intervention consists of one DVD-based group session facilitated by an
interventionist. Sexual risk, drug use, mental health, and background information will be
assessed at baseline, and again at 3 months after the intervention session. At the end of
the intervention session, each participant will complete an acceptability questionnaire, and
the interventionist will complete a checklist to assess treatment fidelity. It is
hypothesized that both sexual risk and drug use behaviors will decrease between baseline and
follow-up for the intervention group compared to the control group. The project is
innovative because it will develop a DVD-based, culturally-appropriate and language
specific, HIV/Hepatitis C virus prevention intervention for Latino offenders. The proposed
research is significant, because it is expected to produce a brief HIV/Hepatitis C virus
intervention that can be implemented within the criminal justice system and targets a high
risk group.
It is hypothesized that participants in the intervention condition will report significant
reductions in sexual risk behaviors (e.g., unprotected sexual contact) and drug risk
behaviors (e.g. sharing injection equipment, drug use while having sex) from baseline to 3 -
month follow-up when compared to control group. The main analysis here is to compare the
proportion (or mean) of primary outcomes for those measured at 3-month (post-intervention)
to those measured at baseline (pre-intervention) between the intervention and control group.
The null is that there will be no differences, and alternative hypotheses would be that the
intervention group will report more of a reduction in risk behaviors than control group.
These hypotheses can be tested by either repeated-measures ANCOVA or regression with the
robust cluster estimator obtained after controlling for intervention condition.
DVD-based HIV intervention by recruiting 210 Latino offenders mandated to substance abuse
treatment; and (2) to evaluate both participant and interventionist acceptability of this
novel DVD intervention. Participants will be recruited from a local community agency that
provides outpatient substance abuse treatment services for court-mandated individuals.
Eligible participants will be self-identified Latino/Hispanic, between the ages of 18 and
49, heterosexual, and all participants will be involved with the criminal justice system.
Participants will be randomized into either an intervention or a wait-list control
condition. The intervention consists of one DVD-based group session facilitated by an
interventionist. Sexual risk, drug use, mental health, and background information will be
assessed at baseline, and again at 3 months after the intervention session. At the end of
the intervention session, each participant will complete an acceptability questionnaire, and
the interventionist will complete a checklist to assess treatment fidelity. It is
hypothesized that both sexual risk and drug use behaviors will decrease between baseline and
follow-up for the intervention group compared to the control group. The project is
innovative because it will develop a DVD-based, culturally-appropriate and language
specific, HIV/Hepatitis C virus prevention intervention for Latino offenders. The proposed
research is significant, because it is expected to produce a brief HIV/Hepatitis C virus
intervention that can be implemented within the criminal justice system and targets a high
risk group.
It is hypothesized that participants in the intervention condition will report significant
reductions in sexual risk behaviors (e.g., unprotected sexual contact) and drug risk
behaviors (e.g. sharing injection equipment, drug use while having sex) from baseline to 3 -
month follow-up when compared to control group. The main analysis here is to compare the
proportion (or mean) of primary outcomes for those measured at 3-month (post-intervention)
to those measured at baseline (pre-intervention) between the intervention and control group.
The null is that there will be no differences, and alternative hypotheses would be that the
intervention group will report more of a reduction in risk behaviors than control group.
These hypotheses can be tested by either repeated-measures ANCOVA or regression with the
robust cluster estimator obtained after controlling for intervention condition.
Inclusion Criteria:
- must be between 18 - 49 years of age
- self-identify as Hispanic or Latino
- be involved in the criminal justice system
- report a history of drug use
- be in an outpatient substance abuse program
- self-identify as heterosexual
Exclusion Criteria:
- be HIV positive
- be cognitively impaired
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Coral Gables, Florida 33143
Principal Investigator: Gladys E Ibanez, PhD
Phone: 305-348-4920
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