N/A
N=119
A Pilot Peer Mentor Intervention That Trains Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (BMSM) to Use and Promote Uptake of HIV/STI Self-Testing to Peers and Sex Partners: STAR Study (Self-Testing at Your Residence)
HIV/AIDS · Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04121962 ↗Enrolled (actual)
119
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Session Attendance — 64; 55 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Peer Mentor (Behavioral); Website only (Behavioral)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult · 17+ yrs
- Sex
- Male
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Primary completion
- Mar 2022
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Session Attendance |
64; 55 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Index Participants Who Requested Test Kits |
9; 17 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Who Return Kits for Testing |
4; 3 | — |
Summary
The objectives of the study are to assess the feasibility, reach and preliminary efficacy of a brief intervention that trains Black men who have sex with men [referred to as Index] (a) to use home-based testing for HIV and sexually transmitted infections and (b) promote home-based testing to their peers and sexual partners.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- self-report male sex
- condomless anal sex with >1 male in the prior 6 months
- self-report Black race
- aged 18 or older
- internet use at least once a week.
Exclusion Criteria
- younger than 17
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04121962). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.