Project Sexual Awareness for Everyone (SAFE)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio800 enrolled

Overview

This trial randomizes young Mexican American and African American women with a sexually transmitted infection to a behavioral intervention (3 three hour weekly sessions) versus control with the goal of preventing recurrent sexually transmitted infections.

Participants are interviewed, examined, and offered treatment at 0, 6, 12 months and as necessary.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

800

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Disease Secondary Prevention Behavioral Modification Public Health

Interventions

SAFE Behavioral InterventionBEHAVIORAL

Group cognitive behavioral intervention sessions

ControlOTHER

Individual Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Reduction Counseling

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 14 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Mexican American, * 14 - 45 years old, * English Speaking, * non-viral sexually transmitted infection Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking, * viral sexually transmitted infection

Locations (1)

University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Re-infection with a non-viral sexually transmitted infection

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Changes in risky sexual behavior

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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