Risk Reduction for Urban Substance Using Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: HIV Infection, Substance Abuse

In brief

The specific aims of the 5-year study are to: 1) describe the nature and extent of substance use and sexual risk behaviors in a sample of 500 sexually active, substance using, not-in-treatment men who have sex with men (MSM) in urban South Florida (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale); 2) identify the independent covariates of baseline substance abuse and sexual risks; 3) evaluate, through random assignment of participants, the relative effectiveness of two intervention conditions in reducing sexual risks and substance use, as measured at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up assessments: a) an innovative five-session risk reduction intervention derived from psychological empowerment theory titled Project GOAL; and, b) an enhanced community standard-of-care HIV counseling Comparison Condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01327898

Run by

Nova Southeastern University

People needed

515

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2014-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-07-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ongoing substance use and ongoing unprotected anal intercourse with men

You may not qualify if…

• past twelve month participation in HIV prevention intervention or drug treatment; no current working telephone number and residential address; no intention to remain in in South Florida for next 12 months; newly diagnosed with HIV infection in the past 6 months

Where it is running

• NSU Research Center — Miami Beach, Florida, United States
• NSU Research Center — Wilton Manors, Florida, United States

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