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Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Heavy Drinking Among MSM in HIV Primary Care
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Motivational intervention, Brief Advice, and 1 other intervention for Alcohol Drinking and HIV. Completed, enrolled 210 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed 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.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Involves 60 minutes of counseling delivered by videoconferencing. Provides feedback on drinking and HIV and related behaviors.
Involves 5-10 minutes of brief counseling to reduce drinking
Involves receiving daily text messages that enable participants to track their drinking and related consequences. Provides feedback on drinking and allow setting of goals.