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Status unknownNCT006497015PartUpdated Jun 20, 2008

Novel Internet-Based Interventions to Reduce Sexual Risk Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

A Phase 1 interventional study of Standard Text-Based Prevention Web Page and The Morning After in HIV Infections, sponsored by Public Health Solutions. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-06-20.

Sponsored by Public Health Solutions · Phase 1, Interventional, and Prevention

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jun 2008), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
3,097
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to develop and test the efficacy of online HIV risk reduction interventions among men who have sex with men.

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This is an Internet-based, five-branch randomized controlled intervention, enrolling 3,000 adult MSM. The five branches include 1) a control condition receiving no intervention content, 2) a standard text-based prevention webpage, 3) an 8 minute dramatic video addressing sexual risk reduction within the context of alcohol use, 4) a 5 minute documentary video addressing HIV disclosure, HIV testing, and condom use with the sub-context of drug use, and 5) both videos. After completing the baseline survey, eligible participants who consent to participate in the intervention will be randomly assigned to the control condition or one of the four intervention conditions. The control condition will not include the delivery of any intervention content. All participants (branches 1-5) will be asked to complete a brief post-intervention survey (to measure intentions). All intervention participants will be invited to complete a final 60-day follow-up survey.

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Conditions studied

  • HIV Infections

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Keywords

  • HIV
  • Internet
  • MSM
  • Condom Use
  • Disclosure
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In context

HIV Infections

4,258 studies on the registry are indexed under HIV Infections; 240 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 3,097 is above the median of 83 across 3,251 interventional studies indexed under HIV Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Public Health Solutions is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Male;
  • Age 18 and over;
  • Ability to read and respond in English;
  • Reside within the United States;
  • Report oral or anal sex with any male (new partner or not) in the past 60 days AND report oral, anal or vaginal sex for the first time with any partner (male or female) in the past 60 days;
  • Complete baseline survey
  • Provide an email address;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women and transgender persons
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
3,097 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    1
  • Experimental
    2

    Text-based webpage

    Behavioral: Standard Text-Based Prevention Web Page

  • Experimental
    3

    Talking about HIV video

    Behavioral: Talking About HIV

  • Experimental
    4

    The Morning After video

    Behavioral: The Morning After

  • Experimental
    5

    Both videos

    Behavioral: Both Videos

Interventions

  • BehavioralStandard Text-Based Prevention Web Page

    A link to the CDC.gov web page which describes HIV prevention among men who have sex with men.

  • BehavioralThe Morning After

    A dramatic video about 4 gay men addressing sexual risk reduction within the context of alcohol use.

  • BehavioralTalking About HIV

    A documentary video addressing HIV disclosure, HIV testing, and condom use with the sub-context of drug use.

  • BehavioralBoth Videos

    Morning After and Talking About HIV videos

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. HIV disclosure, HIV testing, and condom use

    Time frame: 60 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. drug and/or alcohol use before sex, and depressive and/or anxiety symptomatology (past 2 weeks)

    Time frame: 60 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Public Health Solutions
    New York, New York 10013, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Hirshfield S, Chiasson MA, Joseph H, Scheinmann R, Johnson WD, Remien RH, Shaw FS, Emmons R, Yu G, Margolis AD. An online randomized controlled trial evaluating HIV prevention digital media interventions for men who have sex with men. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e46252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046252. Epub 2012 Oct 2. PubMed 23071551 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 20, 2008, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00649701
Lead sponsor
Public Health Solutions
Collaborators
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
First posted
Apr 1, 2008
Start date
Apr 2008
Primary completion
Dec 2008 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2008 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 20, 2008

Study contacts

Sabina Hirshfield, PhD
principal investigator · Public Health Solutions

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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