Moon and Sun Brothers: A Community Prevention Intervention (Hermanos de Luna y Sol)

Part of paid clinical trials in San Francisco, California.

Sponsor
San Francisco State University
Study ID
NCT07475702
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Condomless Sex
  • Help-Seeking Behavior
  • Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use
  • Risky Health Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Moon and Sun Brothers: A Community Prevention Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    The is a community-based, group intervention delivered in Spanish, using a quasi-experimental design, to reduce HIV sexual risk among Hispanic immigrants who identify as gay/bisexual men or men who have sex with men (GBMSM).

Study Details

The goal of this quasi-experimental, community intervention is to reduce HIV sexual risk among Latino immigrant bisexual men or men who have sex with men. The main questions the study aims to answer are: Does the intervention improve sexual risk behaviors? Does the intervention increase self-esteem and social support? Are self-esteem and social support mediators in the link between the intervention and sexual risk? Researchers will compare information from the intervention versus control participants to answer the above questions. Participants in the intervention arm will take part in: * One day-long (8-hour) group retreat. * Weekly discussion groups. * Community events and civic engagement activities. * Prevention counseling. Participants in the control arm will not be part of any activity.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 13, 2026
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2028
Completion
Mar 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
360 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Other: Intervention Community
    Over the course of twelve months, study participants will participate in: 1) One day-long (8-hour) group retreat (dosage: 100%); 2) Weekly discussion groups (dosage: minimum of 50% of weekly sessions); 3) Community participation (dosage: minimum of 5 civic engagement activities; 50% of community events); and 4) Prevention counseling sessions (dosage: minimum of 1 session). Intervention participants will take part in all four components.
  • No Intervention: Control Community
    Participants in the control arm will be unexposed to the intervention components.

Primary Outcome Measure

Self-reported condomless anal intercourse [ Time Frame: From baseline to end the of intervention, at twelve months. ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
San Francisco State UniversitySan FranciscoCalifornia94132
Emma V Sanchez-Vaznaugh, ScD
[email protected]
415-405-2832
Maria E Acosta, MPH
[email protected]
415-405-2832
Rita Melendez, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Chicago Queer Latine CollaborativeChicagoIllinois60607
Pedro A Serrano, MPH, DrPH (c)
[email protected]
708-683-9304

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