Talking together: new study boosts HIV testing for young male couples
NCT ID NCT04289116
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested different ways to deliver HIV testing and counseling to young men who have sex with men (ages 15-24) and their partners. The goal was to see which approach helps couples communicate better and reduce risky behaviors like condomless sex with casual partners. 71 couples participated, and researchers measured communication skills and HIV transmission risk.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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71 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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May 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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15 to 24 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * At least one partner must be HIV-negative or status unknown * THE INDEX PARTNER must be 15-24 years old * YMSM under age 18 MUST HAVE AN AGE CONCORDANT PARTNER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY, I.E., MINORS may only participate in the study with a partner within 2 years of age OF THE MINOR SUBJECT'S AGE. THE AGE CONCORDANT PARTNER MUST BE AT LEAST FIFTEEN YEARS OLD. * INDEX PARTNER MUST BE SEXUALLY ACTIVE (ANY ACTIVITY THAT COULD LEAD TO ORGASM) * CURRENTLY SEEING SOMEONE, DATING, EXPERIMENTING WITH RELATIONSHIPS OR IN A RELATIONSHIP * HAVE HAD SEX, HOOKED UP WITH OR MADE OUT WITH THAT PERSON * Both partners must be able to communicate in English. * LIVE IN OR NEAR NEW YORK CITY OR DETROIT OR SAN DIEGO * GENDER IDENTITY AS MALE OR nonbinary, GENDERQUEER, agender OR GENDER NONCOMFORMING Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable, serious psychiatric symptoms * Current suicidal/homicidal ideation * Current or prior Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) on the part of either relationship partner * IF EITHER PARTICIPATING PARTNER FELT PRESSURED OR COERCED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY OR FELT ANYONE MADE THEM FEEL THEY HAD TO PARTICIPATE IN THEY STUDY WHEN THEY DID NOT WANT TO.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The City University of New York
New York, New York, 10018, United States
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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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