N/A
Completed N=304
Testing a Community-Friendly Risk Reduction Intervention for Injection Drug Users
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01741350 ↗Enrolled (actual)
304
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2014
Primary outcomePrimary: Demonstrated Drug Risk Reduction Skills (0-100%) — 40.60; 42.75 Percentage of correct steps
Summary
To conduct a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of a community-friendly behavioral intervention designed to reduce HIV risk behavior among injection drug users (IDUs) in drug treatment by comparing risk-behavior outcomes of four weekly intervention sessions with a time-and-attention-matched control condition.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Demonstrated Drug Risk Reduction Skills (0-100%) |
72.61; 63.63 | — |
| PRIMARY Safer Drug Use (0-4) |
3.87; 3.85 | — |
| PRIMARY Drug-related HIV-risk Reduction Knowledge (0-1) |
0.98; 0.96 | — |
| PRIMARY Personal Motivation to Reduce Drug-related HIV-Risk Behavior (1-5) |
4.88; 4.92 | — |
| PRIMARY Social Motivation to Reduce Drug-related HIV-Risk Behavior (1-5) |
4.63; 4.75 | — |
| PRIMARY Self-efficacy to Reduce Drug-related HIV-Risk Behavior (1-5) |
4.38; 4.52 | — |
| PRIMARY Female Condom Skills (0-100%) |
83.37; 82.19 | — |
| PRIMARY Male Condom Skills (0-100%) |
86.70; 85.95 | — |
| PRIMARY Condom Use (0-4) |
3.73; 3.83 | — |
| PRIMARY Sex-related HIV-risk Reduction Knowledge (0-1) |
0.98; 0.99 | — |
| PRIMARY Personal Motivation to Reduce Sex-related HIV- Risk Behavior (1-5) |
4.21; 4.22 | — |
| PRIMARY Social Motivation to Reduce Sex-related HIV- Risk Behavior (1-5) |
4.57; 4.70 | — |
| PRIMARY Self-efficacy to Reduce Sex-related HIV- Risk Behavior (1-5) |
4.57; 4.70 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- At least 18 years of age
- Opioid-dependent and seeking methadone maintenance treatment
- Report drug- or sex-related HIV risk behavior in previous 6 months
- Able to read and understand the questionnaires, Audio Computer Assisted Self Interview (ACASI), and consent form
- Available for the full duration of the study with no anticipated circumstances impeding participation (e.g., jail term)
- Not actively suicidal, homicidal, or psychotic as assessed by trained research staff under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist
Exclusion Criteria
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01741350). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.