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N/A N=38 Prevention

HIV and Alcohol Research Center Focused on Polypharmacy (HARP) Pilot 1

HIV · Alcohol Use

Enrolled (actual)
38
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Enrollment to Assess Feasibility — 50 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
IMB-motivational interviewing (MI) techniques (IMB-MI) (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Yale University
Primary completion
Jan 2024

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Enrollment to Assess Feasibility
50
PRIMARY
Completion to Assess Feasibility
35
PRIMARY
Qualitative Interviews to Assess Feasibility
20
PRIMARY
Change in Bothersome Symptoms From Baseline Using the HIV Symptoms Index
1; 5
PRIMARY
Number of Participants That Completed Both PEth Tests to Assess Acceptability.
35
PRIMARY
Participants Readiness to Change Prescribed Medications
6.9; 7.7; 7.1; 7.7; 7.5; 7.0
PRIMARY
Participants Readiness to Change Alcohol Use
6.4; 7.8; 7.0; 6.1; 7.6; 6.83
PRIMARY
Medication Use to Assess Acceptability
23; 35; 31; 32; 33
PRIMARY
Information Regarding PEth to Assess Acceptability
25; 29; 27; 6; 30
PRIMARY
General Feedback to Assess Acceptability
19; 29; 30; 23

Summary

This pilot intervention will consist of a brief intervention for patients with HIV who take 5 or more medications and currently (within the past month) consume alcohol. The focus of this pilot will be on bothersome symptoms and the impact of alcohol use and medications on these symptoms. The rationale is that any alcohol use may interact with medications in serious ways leading to adverse outcomes, including bothersome symptoms.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • participants in both Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) and Medications, Alcohol, and Substance use in HIV (MASH) studies
  • prescribed 5 or more medications AND who either have a positive PEth value (8+) or a self-reported AUDIT-C value consistent with current alcohol use (score >0)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnosis in the past 12 months or who test positive for AUD on the Alcohol Symptom Checklist for moderate or severe AUD (score of 4 or more)
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05560932). 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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