Expanding the Potential of Couples HIV Testing: Adjunct Modules to Reduce Drug Use Among Vulnerable Male Couples
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Substance Use
- Sponsor
- Hunter College of City University of New York
- Enrollment
- 484
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Drug use frequency
- Status
- Active, Not Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 4 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study utilizes a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the efficacy of two intervention components for couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC): a communication skills training video and a substance use module. Participants are randomized in a full-factorial design to one of 4 conditions: CHTC as usual; CHTC + communication skills training videos; CHTC + substance use module; or CHTC plus both adjunct components.
Investigators
Tyrel Starks
Professor
Hunter College of City University of New York
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •· Have a main partner who is another male and have been in a relationship for 3 month or longer
- •One participant must be between 17 and 29; Main partner can be any age above
- •One participant must be HIV negative (as confirmed by rapid test)
- •One participant must have used at least 1 drug in the past 90 days (cocaine/crack, opiates, misuse of prescription medication, stimulants, psychedelics, ecstasy, ketamine, GHB)
- •One participant must have engaged in Transmission Risk Behavior (TRB) in the past 90 days
- •o Defined as Condom-less Anal Sex (CAS) with a casual partner and/or CAS with a non-monogamous or serodiscordant main partner
- •Live in the NYC or Detroit metropolitan area
- •Speak English
Exclusion Criteria
- •· Any signs of serious mental illness or cognitive deficit
- •History of IPV with their main partner and safety concerns in the current relationship.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Drug use frequency
Time Frame: 12 months
Number of reported days of illicit drug use (amphetamines, cocaine/crack, GHB, ketamine or ecstasy) reported on quarterly timeline follow-back assessments
Urine assay for drug use
Time Frame: 12 months
Positive urine screen for drug use assessed bi-annually
CAS with casual partners
Time Frame: 12 months
Number of total anal sex acts (insertive and receptive) with casual partners reported on quarterly timeline follow-back assessments
Bacterial STI's
Time Frame: 12 months
Any chlamydia or gonorrhea diagnosis assessed bi-annually
Secondary Outcomes
- PrEP Uptake(12 months)
- PrEP adherence(12 months)
- Binge drinking(12 months)
- Syphilis infection(12 months)