Brief Electronic Intervention for Heavy Drinking and Sex Risk Among MSM Seeking HIV Testing
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- HIV Infections
- Sponsor
- Brown University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of New Sex Partners, Past 30 Days
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Tyler Wray
Assistant Professor
Brown University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Biologically male
- •Aged 18 or older
- •Fluent English speaker
- •Unprotected anal sex with a casual male partner at least once in the past 3 months
- •Heavy alcohol use during the past 2-weeks (\>14 drinks per week, or at least one occasion of 5+ drinks on a given occasion)
- •Breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) of .000 at the time of enrollment
- •No history of complex alcohol withdrawal
- •HIV-negative
Exclusion Criteria
- •Individuals who are HIV-positive
- •Individuals who participated in other phases of the research
- •Individuals who report being coerced to participate
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of New Sex Partners, Past 30 Days
Time Frame: Past 30 days
Assessed via self-report using Timeline Follow Back (TLFB)
Average Number of Drinks Per Drinking Day
Time Frame: Past 30 days
Assessed using Timeline Follow Back (TLFB)
Number of Condomless Anal Sex Events, Past 30 Days
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: Past 30 days
Assessed via self-report using Timeline Follow Back (TLFB); count of the average number of drinking days in the past 30