Table 1.
Randomized controlled trials of HIV/STI and/or drug abuse preventive interventions with African American and Hispanic youth.
| Author | Platform | Sample | n | Study Stage | Study Design | Results |
| Marsch et al, 2015 | Internet (Web) | Youth aged 12-18 years; 51% Hispanic, 43% Black | 141 | Effectiveness | RCT; face-to-face intervention or Web-delivered therapeutic education system. Follow-up conducted two weeks postbaseline. | Participants in both conditions reported reductions in past 30-day sex partners at two-week follow-up |
| Mason et al, 2015 | Mobile (texting) | Youth aged 14-18 years; 90.8% African American | 72 | Efficacy | RCT; personalized motivational text messages or general health text control condition. Follow-up conducted at one, three, and six months postbaseline. | Participants in the experimental group had decreased past 30-day cigarette smoking, compared to control at six-month follow-up |
| Mustanski et al, 2013 | Internet (Web) | Youth aged 18-24 years; 47% Hispanic, 12.7% African American | 102 | Preliminary efficacy | RCT; experimental condition or an online didactic HIV knowledge control condition. Follow-up conducted at six and twelve weeks. | Participants in the experimental condition reported a 44 % lower rate of unprotected anal sex acts at the 12-week follow-up |