Testing a Community-Friendly Risk Reduction Intervention for Injection Drug Users

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Conditions studied: HIV, Opioid Dependence

In brief

To conduct a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of a community-friendly behavioral intervention designed to reduce HIV risk behavior among injection drug users (IDUs) in drug treatment by comparing risk-behavior outcomes of four weekly intervention sessions with a time-and-attention-matched control condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01741350

Run by

University of Connecticut

People needed

304

Starts

2006-09-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• At least 18 years of age
• Opioid-dependent and seeking methadone maintenance treatment
• Report drug- or sex-related HIV risk behavior in previous 6 months
• Able to read and understand the questionnaires, Audio Computer Assisted Self Interview (ACASI), and consent form
• Available for the full duration of the study with no anticipated circumstances impeding participation (e.g., jail term)
• Not actively suicidal, homicidal, or psychotic as assessed by trained research staff under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist

Where it is running

• APT Foundation — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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