Comprehensive Assessment in a Longitudinal Study on Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Attracting to chemseX (CLYMAX)

Institute of HIV Research and Innovation Foundation, Thailand

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: ChemSex Users for YMSM; ChemSex Users

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05559658

IHRI021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is a two-phase observational study that assess multiple aspects of study and young men who have sex with men (YMSM).

Phase I of the study will be a cross-sectional descriptive study using a mixed methods data collection (focusing on qualitative data collection) to acquire information necessary for developing a more extensive study on the same matter.

Phase II of the study will be a prospective cohort study using a quantitative data collection.

Findings from phase I will guide the development of phase II which consist of a larger number of YMSM, important baseline and follow-up questionnaires and comorbidities assessments, sexually transmitted infections testing, and integration to care.

This protocol exclusively addresses the phase I of the study.

Once the phase I findings are finalized, the principal investigator will submit the phase II to the IRB of the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 16 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Group 1A: Current chemsex users

1. Men who have sex with men
2. Aged 16-35 years
3. Able to communicate in Thai fluently
4. Current chemsex users
5. Provide informed consent

Inclusion Criteria:

Group 1B: Former chemsex users (discontinued ≥90 days)

1. Men who have sex with men
2. Aged 16-35 years
3. Able to communicate in Thai fluently
4. Former chemsex users (discontinued ≥90 days)
5. Provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria for all groups of participants

Trial design

60 participants in 1 patient group

Group 1

Description:

A: Current chemsex users Men who have sex with men, Aged 16-35 years, Able to communicate in Thai fluently, Current chemsex users. B: Former chemsex users (discontinued ≥90 days) Men who have sex with men, Aged 16-35 years, Able to communicate in Thai fluently, Former chemsex users (discontinued ≥90 days).