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HIV InfectionNCT01492816

Enhancement of Connect to Protect® (C2P)

A study testing Community Mobilization in people with HIV Infection, run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at 9 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The proposed study seeks to continue Connect to Protect® (C2P) community mobilization efforts that have developed coalitions that plan for and bring about structural changes for purposes of reducing HIV incidence and prevalence among youth in targeted communities at nine sites. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
Conditions the study is for
HIV Infection
What is being tested?
Community Mobilization
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
927 participants
Where
9 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Aug 2011to May 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The intervention group = Community members who become engaged in the coalitions and in the broader mobilization effort; and
  • The evaluation group = Key Informants within each C2P community who either work or reside within the sectors or systems where structural changes have been accomplished and/or the coalition has focused their strategic planning efforts.

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

9 sites in 1 country.

9 sites in 1 country

United States9 sites
  • Stoger Hospital of Cook County

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90054

  • St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105

  • University of Miami School of Medicine

    Miami, Florida, 33101

  • Tulane University Health Sciences Center

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33606

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10467

  • Children's Hosp Natinal Med Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010

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About this study

Official title: Enhancement of Connect to Protect® (C2P) to Increase Structural Change and Reduce HIV Risk: Phase IV

The proposed study seeks to continue Connect to Protect® (C2P) community mobilization efforts that have developed coalitions that plan for and bring about structural changes for purposes of reducing HIV incidence and prevalence among youth in targeted communities at nine sites.

Read the detailed description

Earlier phases of C2P have been outlined in ATN Protocols 016a, 016b, 040/040b. The C2P community mobilization model entails: determining a geographic area and population of focus for the coalitions to prioritize their planning and action (accomplished in an earlier phase of C2P); coalitions establishing a shared vision and mission; development of a strategic plan focused on structural changes to reduce risks associated with HIV; process documentation; and feedback as technical assistance to the coalitions. The National Coordinating Center (NCC), operating under the direction of the Protocol Chair, provides guidance, training, technical assistance and feedback to coalitions.

This protocol continues the C2P mobilization effort and includes enhanced strategic planning activities to assist the coalitions in identifying necessary and relevant structural changes. The evaluation of C2P includes both process evaluation (i.e., documentation of coalition actions and achievements of structural changes; and outcome evaluation to qualitatively assess (via Key Informant (KI) interviews) if and how C2P efforts, including completed structural changes, have influenced the risk environment within each community. In addition, local health surveillance data and HIV testing data will be used to evaluate changes in HIV testing patterns and HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) morbidity among youth.

Conditions
HIV Infection
Being tested
Community Mobilization
Keywords
HIV prevention, HIV positive communities
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Community MobilizationBehavioural

    The proposed study seeks to continue C2P community mobilization efforts that have developed coalitions that plan for and bring about structural changes for purposes of reducing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) incidence and prevalence among youth in targeted communities at nine sites. Earlier phases of C2P have been outlined in ATN Protocols 016a, 016b, 040/040b. The C2P community mobilization model entails: determining a geographic area and population of focus for the coalitions to prioritize their planning and action (accomplished in an earlier phase of C2P); coalitions establishing a shared vision and mission; development of a strategic plan focused on structural changes to reduce risks associated with HIV; process documentation; and feedback as technical assistance to the coalitions.

Study groups in NCT01492816
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intervention GroupExperimentalCommunity members who become engaged in the coalitions and in the broader mobilization effort. A subset of community members.
Receives: Behavioral: Community Mobilization

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To assess the extent to which C2P activities influence elements of the community that affect HIV-related risk prevention, testing, treatment and linkage to healthcare among youth aged 12-24 years and represent intermediate outcomes for this study.

    Assessment will include evaluation across three primary intermediate outcome areas:

    1. Achievement of SCOs (programs, policies, practices) that target increased levels of HIV-related prevention, testing, and linkage to healthcare.
    2. Increased community capacity and social capital to address HIV-related prevention, testing, and linkage to healthcare.
    3. Increasing levels of sustainability across the HIV continuum of care (CoC) including prevention, testing, and linkage to healthcare activities initiated or influenced by C2P, including programs, policies, and new relationships between people or organizations.

    Measured: End of year 5 (study completion)

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Examine how attributes of the SCOs relate to intermediate outcomes in order to provide guidance and recommendations to policy makers.

    Attributes that will be analyzed include:

    1. Change strategy (e.g., information provision, policy change, relationship formation, program creation).
    2. Sector(s) where change occurs.
    3. Distal vs. proximal causes targeted.
    4. Youth population affected by change (e.g., universal, selected or indicated). In addition, strategies associated with SCO achievement (e.g., creating linkages, honest brokering, strategic partnering, etc.) will be examined for trends and associations.

    Measured: End of year 5 (study completion)

  2. Assess the trends and associations with strategies used to achieve SCOs (e.g., creating linkages, honest brokering, strategic partnering, etc.)

    Measured: End of year 5 (study completion)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Dec 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2011
  3. Primary completionApr 2016
  4. Study completionMay 2016

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
927 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01492816
Sponsor's protocol ID
ATN 105
Status last verified
May 2016
First submitted
22 Mar 2011
Last updated
28 Feb 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Community Mobilization in people with HIV Infection, run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at 9 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Feb 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 9 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To assess the extent to which C2P activities influence elements of the community that affect HIV-related risk prevention, testing, treatment and linkage to healthcare among youth aged 12-24 years and represent intermediate outcomes for this study. (time frame: End of year 5 (study completion)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Feb 2017.

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