Brief Alcohol Intervention for HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in a Primary Care Setting

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Conditions studied: Hazardous Drinking, HIV

In brief

This is a randomized clinical trial to examine the effects of a brief counseling intervention for heavy drinking HIV-infected men who have sex with men compared to HIV care as usual. The study tests the hypothesis that brief counseling will lower drinking in these patients and that reductions in drinking will be associated with better HIV-related outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01328743

Run by

Brown University

People needed

180

Starts

2011-05-01

Expected to finish

2016-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• be at least 18 years of age
• drink heavily at least once per month on average (≥5 drinks) or drink more than 14 drinks per week
• have a confirmed diagnosis of HIV/AIDS
• be a male who has had sex (oral or anal) with a male partner in the past 3 months.

You may not qualify if…

• current intravenous drug use
• currently psychotic, suicidal, or manic
• are currently being treated or have been treated in the past 3 months for an HIV-related opportunistic infection
• currently receiving treatment for an alcohol or drug problem

Where it is running

• Fenway Health — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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