SEPA III: The Effectiveness Trial (SEPA III)

May 17, 2018 updated by: Nilda Peragallo Montano, University of Miami
The study evaluates the effectiveness of SEPA (Salud, Educacion, Prevencion y Autocuidado; Health, Education, Prevention and Self-Care) to increase HIV prevention behaviors and to reduce the incidence of STIs for Hispanic women when delivered in a real-world setting by community agency personnel. The study recruits Hispanic women between the ages of 18 and 50 who are sexually active and are randomized to either SEPA or a Wait-List Control condition.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

320

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Florida
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
        • University of Miami

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Hispanic Women,
  • 18 to 50 years old,
  • Sexually active in the past three months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-Hispanic,
  • younger than 18,
  • older than 50,
  • not sexually active

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Wait List Control
Experimental: SEPA III Intervention
SEPA brings together two important theoretical perspectives that will be effective and sustainable for HIV/AIDS prevention among Hispanic women in an inner city environment. The content and learning strategies of SEPA are based on the social cognitive theory and of HIV/AIDS prevention that prior research has shown to be the most effective in increasing HIV/AIDS prevention behaviors, modified to take into account the special needs of Hispanic women related to gender inequality and cultural values and practices. SEPA's conceptual framework integrates the Social Cognitive Model of behavioral change with Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed that guides the delivery and contextual tailoring.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Condom Use
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nilda Peragallo Montano, DrPH, University of Miami

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 24, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

April 1, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 22, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2018

Last Verified

May 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20120037

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