Risk Reduction Intervention for Vulnerable Young Adult Males (YMHP)

Hunter College of City University of New York

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sex; Substance Use; HIV

Treatments: Behavioral: HIV prevention intervention randomized control trial

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01118416

R01DA020366

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of this study is to test a brief 4-session risk reduction intervention, based on Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) to reduce the co-occurrence of club drug use and sexual risk taking behaviors among non-treatment seeking young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in NYC.

Full description

This study is a randomized clinical trial. A sample of 300 non-treatment seeking YMSM (ages 18-24) who report risky sex and club drug use in the past 90 days are being enrolled using active and passive community-based recruitment strategies in NYC. After baseline assessment, participants are being randomly assigned to one of two study arms: a Brief Risk Reduction Intervention Condition - a four session MET intervention piloted for feasibility and acceptability among YMSM, designed to increase readiness to change club drug use and unprotected sex; or an Education Comparison Condition - four sessions of facilitated education regarding the effects of club drugs and unprotected sex. Participants undergo follow-up assessments 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after baseline.

Enrollment: 317 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 29 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 5 days of drug use (cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy, methamphetamine, or GHB) in the past 90 days;
• At least 1 instance of unprotected anal sex in the past 90 days;
• Biological male;
• HIV-negative;
• Residential stability;
• Ability to communicate in written English.

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable, serious psychiatric symptoms;
• Currently suicidal/homicidal;
• Evidence of gross cognitive impairment;
• Reports current enrollment in a drug or HIV related intervention or research study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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317 participants in 2 patient groups

intervention condition

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized to the intervention condition will undergo 4 one-hour sessions of motivational interviewing (MI), during which their sexual risk taking and substance use patterns will be discussed with a trained counselor with the goal of reducing instances of unprotected anal sex and substance use.

Treatment:

Behavioral: HIV prevention intervention randomized control trial

Education condition

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants randomized to the education condition will undergo 4 one-hour sessions during which they will view video segments and discuss sexual risk taking and substance use with a health educator, with the goal of reducing instances of unprotected anal sex and substance use by making informed decisions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: HIV prevention intervention randomized control trial