NCT03522948

Alcohol and Sex Risk Intervention for MSM Supplement

Alcohol and Implicit Process in Sexual Risk Behavior in MSM- Supplement

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 8 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 21 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Open pilot trial to test the feasibility and efficacy of a brief intervention with text messaging to reduce sexual risk behavior and heavy drinking among MSM

Detailed description

This study seeks to develop and provide an initial test of a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use and sex risk behavior among among men who have sex with men. The study seeks to recruit MSM who are non-monogamous, have engaged in unprotected anal intercourse over the past 3 months, and who have engaged in heavy drinking defined as \> 14 drinks per week or at least 1 heavy drinking episode (5+ drinks on a single occasion) in the past month. All participants will complete baseline measures about past month behavior and if eligible will be assigned to the intervention condition. This intervention consists of a single brief in-person intervention coupled with 4 weeks of text messaging related to individualized goals about alcohol use and sexual behavior. Follow-up assessments are scheduled for within 1 week of completion of the text messaging component of the intervention. Primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and message components. Secondary outcomes are changes in frequency of unprotected intercourse and heavy drinking episodes.

Conditions

• Heavy Drinking and Sexual Risk Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Brief intervention with text messaging to reduce sexual risk and heavy drinking among MSM	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

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-11-07
• Primary completion: 2018-05-17
• Completion: 2018-05-17
• First posted: 2018-05-14
• Last updated: 2021-02-11
• Results posted: 2021-02-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States