Within My Reach (WMR) Adaptation

University of Miami16 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to adapt a relationship education program. The research team is adapting so that it is helpful for Latino sexual minority men.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hiv Violence

Interventions

WMRBEHAVIORAL

Participants will complete up to five sessions that will take 2 hours each. Sessions will take place in person. Participants will learn skills related to getting into and out of romantic relationships and identifying and pursuing goals for romantic relationships.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion: * Identify as Latino/e/x or Hispanic * Age 18 years or older * Currently reside in Miami-Dade County or Broward County * Identify as gay, bisexual, or other non-heterosexual identity * Identify as a man * Comfortable speaking English Exclusion: * Unable to provide consent * Deemed that participating would be potentially harmful to the participant or research staff

Locations (1)

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Acceptability, as measured by the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)

The AIM consists of four questions that assess acceptability. Responses range from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Scales are created by averaging responses.

Time frame: Up to 3 months

Appropriateness, as measured by the Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM)

The IAM consists of four questions that assess appropriateness. Responses range from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Scales are created by averaging responses.

Time frame: Up to 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Sexual Risk Composite, as measured by HIV risk assessment

Participants will answer questions about engagement in anal or vaginal sex, sexual partners' HIV status, current pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and adherence (if HIV-negative or unknown HIV status), viral load (if living with HIV), A composite score will be calculated to determine whether or not the participant engaged in sexual behavior that could lead to HIV transmission or acquisition. A score of 1 means that the participant engaged in sexual behavior that could lead to HIV acquisition or transmission. A score of 0 means that they did not.

Time frame: Baseline compared to up to 3 months

Change in Acceptance of Couple Violence

The outcome will be measured with the five-item general violence subscale from the Acceptance of Couple Violence Scale. The items will be rated on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). Scales are created by averaging responses.

Time frame: Baseline compared to up to 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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