N/A
N=24
MI With Text Messaging to Reduce Sexual Risk and Hazardous Drinking Among MSM
Alcohol; Harmful Use · Sex, Unsafe
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03755661 ↗Enrolled (actual)
24
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Heavy Drinking Episodes NIAAA Criteria (5 or More Drinks on a Single Occasion) — 3.09; 5.33 heavy drinking episodes — p=.048
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- MI&TXT4MSM (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult · 21+ yrs
- Sex
- Male
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
- Primary completion
- Mar 2020
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Heavy Drinking Episodes NIAAA Criteria (5 or More Drinks on a Single Occasion) |
3.09; 5.33 | .048 sig |
| PRIMARY Number of Condomless Anal Intercourse Episodes (CAI) From the Sexual Behaviors Survey (Gordon et al., 2007) is Used to Measure Sexual Risk [Main Time Point at 3 Month Follow-up] |
1.54; 4.33 | .34 |
| PRIMARY Modified Daily Drinking Questionnaire- Typical Number of Standard Drinks Per Week Over the Past Month |
9.45; 11.58 | .20 |
| SECONDARY Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire [Alcohol] |
6.45; 9.41 | .19 |
Summary
This is a small pilot study to provide effect size estimates for a brief intervention designed to reduce hazardous drinking and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men. The intervention consists of an "in-person" brief motivational intervention followed by a series of text messages related to alcohol and sexual risk reduction. The primary outcome is heavy drinking episodes and frequency of condomless anal intercourse at 3 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- At least 1 heavy drinking episode or consumption of more than 14 drinks per week over the past month
- At least 1 condomless anal sex episode in past 3 months
- Score of 3 or greater on the Kinsey Scale (Kinsey et al., 1948) indicating at least "equally heterosexual and homosexual". Scale ranges from 0 (exclusively heterosexual) to 6 (exclusively homosexual)
Exclusion Criteria
- Alcohol treatment currently or in past 3 years
- Bipolar disorder or schizophrenia treatment
- Exclusive monogamous relationship
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03755661). 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.