Feasibility of an mHealth + Brief Intervention for Heavy Drinking African American and Latino MSM: A Pilot Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Heavy Drinking and Sexual Risk Behavior
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
- Enrollment
- 24
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Modified Daily Drinking Questionnaire - Heavy Drinking Episodes
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Randomized controlled pilot trial to test the feasibility and efficacy of a brief intervention with app-based messaging to reduce sexual risk behavior and heavy drinking among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino MSM.
Detailed Description
This study seeks to develop and provide an initial test of a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use and sex risk behavior among Black and Latino men who have sex with men \[BLMSM\]. The study seeks to recruit BLMSM who are non-monogamous, not currently on pre-exposure prophylaxis \[PrEP\], have engaged in condomless anal intercourse over the past 6 months, who have engaged in heavy drinking defined as \>14 drinks per week or at least 1 heavy drinking episode (5+ drinks on a single occasion) in the past month. All participants will complete baseline measures about past month behavior and if eligible will be assigned to the intervention condition or an assessment only condition. The intervention consists of a single brief video-conferencing intervention coupled with 4 weeks of mobile-messaging related to individualized goals about alcohol use and sexual behavior. Follow-up assessments are scheduled for 4 weeks after baseline (upon completion of the mobile-messaging component of the intervention) and 2 months after baseline. Primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and mobile-messaging components. Secondary outcomes are changes in frequency of condomless anal intercourse and heavy drinking episodes.
Investigators
Kathryn Chavez
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Boston University Charles River Campus
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Black/African American or Latino/Hispanic
- •At least one heavy drinking episode in past month
- •At least one episode of condomless anal intercourse with another man in the past 6 months
- •Own a smartphone
- •English speaking
Exclusion Criteria
- •Currently on PrEP
- •Monogamous/exclusive relationship
- •Past or current treatment for alcohol (past 3 years)
- •Current or past psychiatric treatment (past 3 months)
- •Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia
- •Brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test score \>5
- •Lifetime diagnosis of substance use disorder
- •ASSIST score of \>/=27 for any individual substance
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Modified Daily Drinking Questionnaire - Heavy Drinking Episodes
Time Frame: Past 30 days
Number of heavy drinking episodes NIAAA criteria (5+ drinks)
Sexual Behavior - Extended Survey - Condomless Anal Intercourse
Time Frame: Past 30 days
Frequency of condomless anal intercourse. This is an open ended question where the Participant reports the frequency of condomless anal intercourse over the past 30 days.
Secondary Outcomes
- Goal Systems Assessment Battery - Alcohol(Past 30 days)
- Goal Systems Assessment Battery - Condom Use(Past 30 days)
- Intervention Acceptability Ratings(2 months post-baseline)
- Client Satisfaction Questionnaire(2 months post-baseline)