NCT03025191

Prison Connect-STI/HIV Prevention Intervention for Couples Affected by Incarceration

Development and Acceptability Evaluation of a Novel STI/HIV Prevention Intervention for Couples Affected by Incarceration

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: NYU Langone Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to adapt an existing couples-level HIV prevention intervention for community populations (CONNECT I/II; PI: El-Bassel) to enable implementation among couples affected by incarceration (PRISON CONNECT) and pilot test its feasibility and acceptability among men incarcerated in the Connecticut Department of Correction (CTDOC) and their community-dwelling committed female partners.

Detailed description

This pilot study will recruit male inmates in the Connecticut Department of Correction and their community-dwelling female partner. Using an adapted version of an efficacious couples-level HIV prevention intervention for community populations (CONNECT; PI: El-Bassel), this study will pilot test a single in-prison intervention session using face-to-face or teleconferencing modalities and a brief community follow-up session. Feasibility and acceptability among the inmates and their partners will be assessed.

Conditions

• Incarceration

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Speaker/Listener technique	Couple will learn taking turns as the speaker and as the listener who paraphrases the speaker's point.The couple will then identify an issue they have faced in their relationship and will role-play using the technique to discuss it.
BEHAVIORAL	Social Support	Identification of and mapping sources of social support and the types of support provided by members of the network. Participants will also identify the strengths and weaknesses of their support network and think through ways to strengthen those networks.
BEHAVIORAL	Problem-Solving	Couple will be taught steps to systematically analyze a problem and brainstorm solutions through a short video. Steps include identify the trigger/problem; identify the goal for addressing the problem; brainstorm possible solutions for each partner; evaluate the solutions and pick the best; and act on the best solution.
BEHAVIORAL	Goal Setting	Couple will be introduced to the concept of short- and long-term goal setting, including components of goal and planning for potential barriers. The couple will then set a goal for themselves that incorporates the skills obtained during the intervention, such as strengthening ties in their social support network. Participants will fill in a worksheet outlining their goal, potential barriers, and solutions to those barriers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2017-01-19
• Last updated: 2017-12-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States