Brief Electronic Intervention for Heavy Drinking and Sex Risk Among MSM Seeking HIV Testing

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HIV Infections; Alcohol Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: Attention-Matched Control; Behavioral: Brief Electronic Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT03435783
• Lead Sponsor: Brown University

Brief Summary

The overall objective of this research is to use both qualitative and quantitative data to inform the development of a technology-based intervention for heavy drinking and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) who are seeking free HIV testing. Investigators will be conducting a randomized-controlled pilot test of the intervention among MSM seeking HIV testing in community-based settings to explore its potential impact on alcohol and HIV-related behavioral outcomes. This research will ultimately produce a combined, theory-based, and technology- delivered intervention for heavy drinking and sex risk that is fully portable and has been preliminarily tested for efficacy in community settings where high-risk MSM engage with prevention services.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-02
• Study Start: 2017-10-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-02-15
• Study First Posted: 2018-02-19
• Primary Completion: 2018-03-03
• Study Completion: 2018-03-03
• Results First Submitted: 2019-01-18
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Results First Submitted QC: 2019-04-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-18
• Results First Posted: 2019-04-23
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Biologically male
2. Aged 18 or older
3. Fluent English speaker
4. Unprotected anal sex with a casual male partner at least once in the past 3 months
5. Heavy alcohol use during the past 2-weeks (>14 drinks per week, or at least one occasion of 5+ drinks on a given occasion)
6. Breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) of .000 at the time of enrollment
7. No history of complex alcohol withdrawal
8. HIV-negative

Exclusion Criteria

1. Individuals who are HIV-positive
2. Individuals who participated in other phases of the research
3. Individuals who report being coerced to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Attention-matched control	Attention-Matched Control	-
Intervention	Brief Electronic Intervention	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of New Sex Partners, Past 30 Days	Past 30 days	Assessed via self-report using Timeline Follow Back (TLFB)
Average Number of Drinks Per Drinking Day	Past 30 days	Assessed using Timeline Follow Back (TLFB)
Number of Condomless Anal Sex Events, Past 30 Days	Past 30 days	Assessed via self-report using Timeline Follow Back (TLFB); count of the number of such events.
Number of Heavy Drinking Days (5 or More), Past 30 Days	Past 30 days	Assessed via self-report using Timeline Follow Back (TLFB); count of the number of days.
Number of Drinking Days, Past 30 Days	Past 30 days	Assessed via self-report using Timeline Follow Back (TLFB); count of the average number of drinking days in the past 30

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Brown University School of Public Health; 🇺🇸 Providence, Rhode Island, United States