RecruitingNot Applicable

IMARA for Black Male Caregivers and Girls Empowerment (IMAGE)

United States612 participantsStarted 2024-09-02

Plain-language summary

The scientific premise of this research is that individual, interpersonal, and structural factors impact Black girls' sexual reproductive health outcomes (sexually transmitted infection (STI) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)) and experience of sexual violence. This study expands STI/HIV prevention programs to include Black male caregivers, a potentially valuable yet underutilized resource to protect Black girls and reduce their exposure to STI/HIV and sexual violence.

Who can participate

Age range13 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: AIM 1: * Self-identify as African American, Black, or mixed race with African American or Black * Speak English * Males must identify as a current caregiver to girl enrolled in the study AIM 2: All Community Based Organizations (CBO) directors and IMAGE liaisons will be eligible. Exclusion Criteria: AIM 1: * Girl refuses to participate * Inability to understand the consent/assent process * Non-English speaking * Does not self-identify as African American, Black, or mixed race with African American or Black * If the primary caregiver (female caregiver/mother) does not consent to the girls' participation with the male caregiver the girl chooses, the girl will not be able to participate * Girls will be excluded if they participated in other phases of the research AIM 2: • Inability to understand the consent process, and non-employment at a partnering CBO.

What they're measuring

STI Incidence in Participants

Timeframe: 6 and 12 months post treatment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06266416

SponsorUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-07-30

Contact for this trial

Natasha Crooks, PhD

312-996-5801 ncrooks@uic.edu