Using Multimedia Technologies to Disseminate an HIV Prevention

Using Multimedia Technologies to Disseminate an HIV Prevention Program for Couples

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: HIV Infection
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Multimedia Connect; Behavioral: Traditional Connect

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 253
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10027
      • Columbia University Social Intervention Group

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

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 Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: DOUBLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Intervention; Multimedia Connect and the Multimedia facilitator training curriculum with a 4-day, face-to-face structured orientation and training for implementation, and planned, investigative team initiated telephone consultations with CBO staff to provide technical assistance at 2 and 4 months following the training workshop;	Behavioral: Multimedia Connect
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Traditional Connect; The original, manualized version of Connect (CDC DEBI)and manualized facilitator training curriculum with a 4-day, face-to-face structured orientation and training for implementation, and planned, investigative team initiated telephone consultation with CBO staff to provide technical assistance at 2 and 4 months following the training workshop.	Behavioral: Traditional Connect

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
The mean number of Connect sessions per client/couple implemented by participating staff (at each agency) in the prior 6 months	18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
To test whether key variables mediate adoption outcomes (e.g. staff attitudes and opinions towards programming and technology).	18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Columbia University
• Collaborators: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Susan S. Witte, PhD, Columbia University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Witte SS, Wu E, El-Bassel N, Hunt T, Gilbert L, Medina KP, Chang M, Kelsey R, Rowe J, Remien R. Implementation of a couple-based HIV prevention program: a cluster randomized trial comparing manual versus Web-based approaches. Implement Sci. 2014 Sep 11;9:116. doi: 10.1186/s13012-014-0116-x.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): September 1, 2011
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 20, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 23, 2013
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): May 29, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): July 31, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 29, 2013
• Last Verified: July 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases; HIV Infections
• Other Study ID Numbers: AAAC5642; R01MH080659 (NIH)