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N/A N=188 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Heavy Drinking Among MSM in HIV Primary Care

Alcohol Drinking · HIV

Enrolled (actual)
188
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Aug 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Average Number of Drinks Per Week at 6 Months — 13.3; 14.9; 7.5; 5.0 number of drinks

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Motivational intervention (Behavioral); Brief Advice (Behavioral); Interactive text messaging (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
Male
Sponsor
Brown University
Primary completion
May 2021

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Average Number of Drinks Per Week at 6 Months
13.3; 14.9; 7.5; 5.0; 9.6; 7.6
PRIMARY
Average Number of Alcoholic Drinks Consumed Per Week Assessed at 12 Months
8.3; 16.5; 4.6; 3.7; 5.4; 8.1
PRIMARY
Number of Heavy Drinking Days at 6 Months
4.3; 5.2; 1.8; 1.4; 3.1; 3.5
PRIMARY
Number of Heavy Drinking Days at 12 Months
2.2; 5.6; 1.8; 1.2; 2.6; 2.7

Summary

The purpose of the present study is to conduct a fully-crossed 2 X 2 X 2 factorial randomized controlled trial with a diverse sample of 224 MSM recruited from 2 urban HIV primary care clinics (one in the Northeast and one in the South). The first study factor will compare brief advice (BA) vs. a motivational intervention (MI) that contains detailed personalized normative and HIV-specific feedback. The second factor compares an interactive text messaging (ITM) intervention vs. no text messaging. The final factor compares intervention of low intensity and duration (two sessions over 1 month) to extended intervention (EI) entailing 5 sessions over 9 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • be at least 18 years of age
  • drink heavily at least once per month on average (≥5 drinks) or drink have drunk more than 14 drinks per week over the past 3 months
  • have a confirmed diagnosis of HIV
  • be a biological male who identifies as male
  • report having had sex (oral or anal) with a male partner in the past 12 months and/or, identify as gay or bisexual.
  • For those on ART, they must be stabilized on their current regimen for at least 3 months prior to study enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria

  • report past 3 month intravenous drug use
  • are currently psychotic, suicidal, or manic
  • being treated or have been treated in the past 3 months for an HIV-related opportunistic infection
  • currently receiving treatment for an alcohol or drug problem.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02709759). 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.

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