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Telenovela Intervention for HIV Prevention in Latinas

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Recruiting

Led By Natalia A Villegas Rodriguez, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline to 7 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will develop and test a novel online "telenovela" intervention targeting Latinas in the US, to reduce HIV disparities and increase HIV prevention.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for self-identified Latinas, aged 18-44, living in North Carolina who are sexually active with men and have internet access. They must be fluent in English or Spanish and assigned female at birth.

What is being tested?

The study tests an online telenovela-style intervention called 'Infección de Amor' aimed at improving HIV prevention behaviors among Latinas. It will compare changes in condom use, HIV testing, and PrEP awareness between participants watching the episodes and a control group over seven months.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves educational content delivered through a soap opera format rather than a medical treatment, there are no direct physical side effects associated with participating in this clinical trial.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline to 7 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline to 7 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 7 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in Condom Use from Baseline to Month 1

Change in Condom Use from Baseline to Month 7

Change in HIV Test Perception from Baseline to Month 1

+9 more

Secondary study objectives

Change in Depression

Change in Emotional Response

Change in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

+11 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Wait-listedExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

A wait-listed control group of 71 Latinas will receive IA in the same manner as the intervention group. Latinas will start watching the telenovela episodes 7 months after their baseline survey (after T3 survey). Latinas will be informed at recruitment of this group condition and the study randomization. During the waiting time, participants will be called on a monthly basis to encourage participation and refer to services if needed.

Group II: Infección de Amor (Infectious Love)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

71 Latinas will view four IA intervention episodes, one per week immediately after the baseline survey and orientation. Participants will receive an email to their preferred email address with a password to access to the episode on the IA's website: www.telenoveladeamor.com Each 10-minute episode can be watched more than once during the week and presents a situation with notable HIV risk and ways the characters avoided risk (e.g., condom use) or confronted consequences of poor practices (e.g., HIV infection). The one week time frame for each episode is needed to provide time to review and reflect about IA's content and modify HIV prevention behaviors. It will also allow Latinas to obtain information and support from the team and referral if needed. This time frame was effective to improve behaviors in previous studies.

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