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GPS: A Small-group Intervention to Reduce HIV Sexual Transmission Risk Behavior Among HIV-positive Men Who Have Sex With Men

Sponsor
Ryerson University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02546271
Collaborator
(none)
82
Enrollment
1
Arm
56
Actual Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Gay Poz Sex (GPS) is an HIV prevention and sexual health promotion program for HIV-positive gay and bisexual men, which takes place in a group counselling format. All participants provided written informed consent at the outset of the study. Eligible participants filled out a 1-hour computer-assisted self-interview questionnaire. Subsequently, participants attended seven 2-hour group sessions, led by 2 peer facilitators, who were HIV-positive gay men, in groups of 5-8 men. Immediately and 3 months following the completion of the GPS program, participants were scheduled to attend a 1-hour session to complete the same questionnaire package. Participants received an honorarium and a list of community resources, including mental health or substance use counseling services, at the end of each assessment. Participants also participated in a program evaluation interview at the 3-month follow-up assessment.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: GPS
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
82 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
A Small-group Intervention to Reduce HIV Sexual Transmission Risk Behavior Among HIV-positive Men Who Have Sex With Men
Actual Study Start Date :
Mar 1, 2009
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2013
Actual Study Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2013

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Treatment Group

GPS program - an 8-week, peer-led group counselling program using motivational interviewing techniques.

Behavioral: GPS

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Serodiscordant condomless anal sex with a casual partner [Past 3 months]

    Condomless anal sex with an HIV-negative or unknown serostatus casual partner

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Seroconcordant condonmless anal sex with a casual partner [Past 3 months]

    Condomless anal sex with an HIV-positive casual partner

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
In order to be eligible to participate in the study, participants had to:

  1. identify as male,

  2. report engaging in condomless anal sex with another male during the past 3 months,

  3. self-report an HIV-positive status,

  4. be over the age of 18 years old, and

  5. be able to speak and read in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Self-reported female gender,

  • no condomless anal sex with another male during past 3 months,

  • HIV-negative

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Ryerson University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Trevor A Hart, PhD, Ryerson University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Additional Information:

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Trevor Hart, Dr. Trevor hart, Ryerson University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02546271
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • CIHR 194226
First Posted:
Sep 10, 2015
Last Update Posted:
Jul 20, 2018
Last Verified:
Jul 1, 2018
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Seropositivity

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jul 20, 2018