Phase I Trial of an Intervention to Increase Condom Use by HIV-Discordant Couples

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID) · Aug 30, 2001

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ClinConnect Summary

There is a significant risk of HIV transmission to HIV-uninfected partners in HIV-discordant couples. While condom use has been a major component of most AIDS prevention programs since the mid-1980s, there has been little emphasis on promoting condom use within stable partnerships. The most effective way to promote condom use among discordant couples remains largely unknown.

A pilot study to assess the acceptability of intervention precedes the main study. The Phase I study recruits 15 HIV-infected men and 15 HIV-infected women and their partners at each of three sites (India, Thailand, an...

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Eligibility criteria

• • Inclusion Criteria
• Volunteers must be:
• • HIV-positive through HIVNET testing or HIV-seronegative by EIA.
• • Presently in a sexual relationship of at least 6 months duration with the intention to remain with this partner for the duration of the study.
• • Willing to identify and recruit this sexual partner to which he/she has disclosed or will disclose HIV serostatus.
• • Willing to receive counseling and HIV testing (HIV-seronegative partners only).
• • Willing to agree to be interviewed with their partner and individually.
• • Willing to continue engaging in sex with their partner.
• • Willing to participate in a couples-based condom promotion intervention.
• • Willing and able to attend each scheduled intervention/follow-up study visit.
• • Exclusion Criteria
• Volunteers with the following are excluded:
• • History of domestic violence.
• • Current consistent condom use.