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Maintaining HIV Prevention Gains in Female Adolescents

NCT00161343 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 640

Last updated 2012-09-06

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Summary

In this study, an intervention is tested that is designed to reduced risky sexual behaviors in adolescent females. Study design:

* randomized, controlled study
* participants: 640 girls aged 15-19 years old
* length of follow-up: 1 year after the intervention is completed

Study hypothesis: The experimental condition will significantly reduce risky sexual behaviors in adolescent females as measured by:

* lower incidence of STI's at 6 and 12 months, as compared to baseline
* decreased incidence of risky sexual behaviors
* increased knowledge of the level of risk of certain behaviors
* increased knowledge of safer sexual behaviors that can prevention HIV infection
* increased motivation to reduce sexual risk
* increased behavioral skills to reduce risk of HIV infection

Conditions

  • HIV Infection
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Health Improvement Project for Teens on HIV Prevention

Comparison of 2 facilitator-led intervention groups: (1) HIV prevention, and (2) general health promotion. Outcome measures: sexual risk behaviors in adolescent girls

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Rochester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dianne C. Morrison-Beedy, Ph.D., RN · University of Rochester School of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-12-31
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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