Trials Sponsors Conditions Drugs Pricing

Conditions

Heavy Drinking and Sexual Risk Behavior

Keywords

heavy drinkingsexual risk behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Intervention Satisfaction Scale
3-item modification of Client Satisfaction Questionnaire. Three 5-point Likert scale is used to assess "intervention satisfaction" \[very dissatisfied - very satisfied\]; degree to which intervention helped alcohol use \[no effect to helped a great deal\], and intervention helped sexual behavior decisions \[no effect - helped a great deal\]. Mean scale range is 1-5. Higher scores reflect a better outcome
Participants complete the measure 5-6 weeks following baseline.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

Frequency of Heavy Episodic Drinking Measure From the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
Participants report frequency of heavy drinking episodes as part of the AUDIT-C questionnaire. The question is presented at baseline and at follow-up which occurs 5-6 weeks following baseline. There is no timeframe specified in the question itself.
Frequency of Condomless Anal Intercourse.
Frequency of condomless anal intercourse (CAI) over the past 3 months at baseline (divided by 3 for monthly CAI) and rate frequency of condomless anal intercourse over the past month at follow-up assessment that occurs 5-6 weeks following baseline.

Study Arms (1)

Open pilot

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention is a brief, in-person motivational intervention followed by 4 weeks of text messaging to reduce heavy episodic drinking and sexual risk behavior (unprotected anal intercourse) among men-who-have-sex-with-men.

Behavioral: Brief intervention with text messaging to reduce sexual risk and heavy drinking among MSM

Interventions

Brief intervention with text messaging to reduce sexual risk and heavy drinking among MSMBehavioral

Combines a brief in-person motivational intervention with personalized cognitive counseling elements and 4 weeks of personalized text messaging to support goals related to sexual risk behavior and alcohol use

Also known as: Intervention to reduce heavy drinking and sex risk among MSM

Open pilot

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Eligibility Criteria

Age21 Years - 50 Years

Sexmale

Healthy VolunteersYes

Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

Non-monogamous bisexual/gay male with Kinsey score indicating mainly homosexual identification, heavy drinking, UAI in past 3 months.

You may not qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Boston University Charles River Campus
Otherlead
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NIHcollaborator

Study Sites (1)

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Crisis Intervention

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PsychotherapyBehavioral Disciplines and Activities

Limitations and Caveats

The focus of the intervention was feasibility and acceptability, not results of inferential statistical analysis as this is a small sample in an open pilot

Results Point of Contact

Title: Tibor Palfai
Organization: Boston University

Study Officials

Tibor Palfai, PhD
Boston University
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee: No
Restrictive Agreement: No

Enrollment

8 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).

Study Design

Study Type: interventional
Phase: not applicable
Allocation: NA
Masking: NONE
Purpose: PREVENTION
Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type: OTHER
Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title: Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 18, 2018

First Posted

May 14, 2018

Study Start

November 7, 2017

Actual (reported)

Alcohol and Sex Risk Intervention for MSM Supplement

Brief Summary

Registry Overview

Trial Relationships

Study Timeline

Study Start

First Submitted

First Posted

Primary Completion

Study Completion

Results Posted

Conditions

Keywords

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

Study Arms (1)

Open pilot

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

You may qualify if:

You may not qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Limitations and Caveats

Results Point of Contact

Study Officials

Publication Agreements

Enrollment

Study Design

Study Record Dates

Data Sharing

Source record

Documents

Locations

Brief Summary

Registry Overview

Trial Relationships

Related Scientific Literature

Study Timeline

Study Start

First Submitted

First Posted

Primary Completion

Study Completion

Results Posted

Conditions

Keywords

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

Study Arms (1)

Open pilot

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

You may qualify if:

You may not qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Limitations and Caveats

Results Point of Contact

Study Officials

Publication Agreements

Enrollment

Study Design

Study Record Dates

Data Sharing

Source record

Documents

Locations