Risk Reduction Intervention for Vulnerable Young Adult Males

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sex, Substance Use, HIV

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01118416

Run by

Hunter College of City University of New York

People needed

317

Starts

2006-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

Where it is running

• Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training of Hunter College, CUNY — New York, New York, United States

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