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HivPhase 1/2NCT00137644

Evaluation of the Preventing AIDS Through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS) Intervention for Minority Adolescents

A Phase 1/2 study testing Preventing AIDS Through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS) in people with Hiv, run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this program evaluation is to determine whether the Preventing AIDS Through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS) group-level intervention is effective in reducing HIV sex risk behaviors and increasing HIV testing of high-risk, incarcerated or adjudicated youth. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 to 18 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Hiv
What is being tested?
Preventing AIDS Through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS)
How many people
264 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2005to Jan 2007
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 12 to 18 years
  • Men only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male adolescents
  • Between the ages of 12 and 18
  • Receiving residential services at juvenile justice or drug treatment facilities
  • African-American or Latino

Who cannot join

  • Do not speak English
  • Prior participation in PALMS intervention
  • Female adolescents

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • Philadelphia Health Management Corporation

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19102

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of the Preventing AIDS Through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS) Innovative HIV Prevention Intervention for Minority Adolescents by the Philadelphia Health Management Corporation in Philadelphia, PA

The purpose of this program evaluation is to determine whether the Preventing AIDS Through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS) group-level intervention is effective in reducing HIV sex risk behaviors and increasing HIV testing of high-risk, incarcerated or adjudicated youth. The intent of this program is to support the evaluation of an existing intervention and provide feedback to the implementing organization for improved program effectiveness, not to conduct research.

Read the detailed description

Philadelphia Health Management Corporation (PHMC) is evaluating the Preventing AIDS Through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS) group-level intervention for high-risk, incarcerated or adjudicated youth. PALMS uses three theater-based sessions to increase knowledge about HIV/AIDS, increase HIV testing, and reduce risky sexual behavior through increased self-efficacy. The intervention is delivered by peers, and peers work with the intervention team to use evaluation results to improve the program. The evaluation will recruit male adolescents, aged 12 to 18 years, who are residing in juvenile justice or drug treatment facilities in Philadelphia. The evaluation design uses concurrent intervention (N=132) and comparison (N=132) groups. Data will be collected at baseline, immediate post-intervention, and at a 6-month post-intervention follow-up. The intent of this program is to support the evaluation of an existing intervention and provide feedback to the implementing organization for improved program effectiveness, not to conduct research.

Conditions
Hiv
Being tested
Preventing AIDS Through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS)
Keywords
Adolescent, *HIV Infections/ pc [Prevention & Control], Male, Humans, Risk-Taking, Safe Sex, Sexual Behavior, HIV, HIV Seronegativity
Medical subject headings
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Risk-Taking, Safe Sex, Sexual Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Preventing AIDS Through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS)Behavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Sexual activity

    Measured: Within past 3 months & ever

  2. Number and type (main and non-main) of female sex partners

    Measured: Within past 3 months

  3. Frequency of condom use with female sex partners

    Measured: Within past 3 months

  4. HIV testing (ever tested, number of tests, likelihood of test)

    Measured: Within past 3 months

Secondary outcomes (8)

  1. Drug use

    Measured: Within past 3 months

  2. Knowledge of HIV transmission, prevention and testing

    Measured: Concurrent

  3. Attitudes and beliefs about condoms and safe sex

    Measured: Concurrent

  4. Beliefs about HIV and HIV testing

    Measured: Concurrent

  5. Perception of HIV risk

    Measured: concurrent

  6. Self-efficacy to use condoms and practice safe sex

    Measured: Concurrent

  7. Self-esteem

    Measured: Concurrent

  8. Perceptions of cultural and peer norms

    Measured: Concurrent

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Aug 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2005
  3. Study completionJan 2007

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
264 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00137644
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDC-NCHSTP-CCU324516
Other IDs
U65/CCU324516
Status last verified
May 2026
First submitted
26 Aug 2005
Last updated
11 May 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Preventing AIDS Through Live Movement and Sound (PALMS) in people with Hiv, run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Sexual activity (time frame: Within past 3 months & ever). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00137644.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 May 2026.

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