N/A
N=128
Podcasting HIV Prevention Within African American Communities
HIV Prevention
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05365958 ↗Enrolled (actual)
128
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Condom Use Self-Efficacy (From Baseline to 1 Month Follow-up) — 4.4 score on a scale — p=<.001
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- HIV Podcast for Heterosexual African American Adults (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
- Primary completion
- Oct 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Condom Use Self-Efficacy (From Baseline to 1 Month Follow-up) |
4.4 | <.001 sig |
| PRIMARY Condom Use Intention Item (1 Month Followup) |
4.1 | <.001 sig |
| PRIMARY HIV Test Intentions (Single Item) |
4.3 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With Who Have Obtained a HIV Test at 1 Month After Film Viewing |
18 | — |
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With Who Have Obtained a HIV Test at 3 Months After Film Viewing |
53 | — |
Summary
Given the continued impact of HIV among African Americans, there is still an urgent need to expand prevention efforts and HIV testing in African American communities. Heterosexual individuals may acquire and spread infection directly through heterosexual contact, bi-sexual sexual contact, and/or indirectly through homosexual sexual contact. Evidence-based interventions (EBIs) have been shown to increase consistent condom use, decrease sexual partners, and increase HIV testing; however, traditionally-implemented EBIs may not be accessible to communities given the resources and expertise needed to implement them. This project seeks to: 1) assess feasibility for the development of two theory- based, video podcast-delivered, HIV prevention interventions for self-identified heterosexual African American males and females; and 2) evaluate their feasibility & effectiveness (pilot). The investigators will develop the two (male and female) video podcasts that maintain the theoretical integrity of two established Centers for Disease Control evidence-based behavioral HIV prevention interventions. The assessment phase will consist of leveraging African American community stakeholders and experts in the development of the podcast content. The effectiveness phase will consist of broadcasting the podcasts for participants and evaluating psychosocial factors related to HIV prevention at 1 and 3 month follow-ups. This intervention is the first of its kind and has the potential to increase HIV protective behaviors in this hard-to-reach and medically underserved population. The resulting interventions are expected to be easily disseminated throughout the African American communities, with the potential to reduce HIV- related disparities within this population. This study will impact and advance the field by demonstrating feasibility and effectiveness for a novel mode of intervention engagement within HIV prevention science, serve as valuable preliminary data for a larger R01 trial, and foster HIV prevention awareness within the African American community.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- self-identify as African American
- speak and read English
- 18 years old or older
- not currently or previously diagnosed with HIV
Exclusion Criteria
- currently or previously diagnosed with HIV
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05365958). 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.