Alcohol and Sex Risk mHealth-Enhanced Brief Intervention for BLMSM
Purpose
Randomized controlled pilot trial to test the feasibility and efficacy of a brief intervention with app-based messaging to reduce sexual risk behavior and heavy drinking among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino MSM.
Condition
- Heavy Drinking and Sexual Risk Behavior
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 21 Years and 50 Years
- Eligible Genders
- Male
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- Black/African American or Latino/Hispanic - At least one heavy drinking episode in past month - At least one episode of condomless anal intercourse with another man in the past 6 months - Own a smartphone - English speaking
Exclusion Criteria
- HIV+ - Currently on PrEP - Monogamous/exclusive relationship - Past or current treatment for alcohol (past 3 years) - Current or past psychiatric treatment (past 3 months) - Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia - Brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test score >5 - Lifetime diagnosis of substance use disorder - ASSIST score of >/=27 for any individual substance
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Brief mHealth Intervention + mobile messaging |
The intervention is a brief, motivational video-conferencing intervention followed by four weeks of app-based, interactive mobile messages |
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No Intervention Assessment Only |
This is an assessment only condition. No intervention following completion of baseline surveys will be administered. |
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Recruiting Locations
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
More Details
- Status
- Unknown status
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
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 Black and Latino men who have sex with men [BLMSM]. The study seeks to recruit BLMSM who are non-monogamous, not currently on pre-exposure prophylaxis [PrEP], have engaged in condomless anal intercourse over the past 6 months, 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 or an assessment only condition. The intervention consists of a single brief video-conferencing intervention coupled with 4 weeks of mobile-messaging related to individualized goals about alcohol use and sexual behavior. Follow-up assessments are scheduled for 4 weeks after baseline (upon completion of the mobile-messaging component of the intervention) and 2 months after baseline. Primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and mobile-messaging components. Secondary outcomes are changes in frequency of condomless anal intercourse and heavy drinking episodes.