Couples Health Project: Couples-based Intervention to Reduce Drug Use and HIV Transmission Risk

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Risk Behavior, Drug Use, Sex, Anal

In brief

This project tests the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the Couples Health Project (CHP). CHP is a brief (3-session) couples-based Motivational Interviewing intervention which addresses drug use and sexual HIV transmission risk among partnered HIV negative YMSM (ages 18-29). The proposed project includes a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 50 couples who are randomized to complete either the CHP intervention or an attention-matched education control condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03386110

Run by

Hunter College of City University of New York

People needed

100

Starts

2018-03-06

Expected to finish

2020-09-14

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-19

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• At least one member of the couple must be 18 to 29 years of age
• Both members assigned male gender at birth and currently identify as male
• At least one member of the couple reports an HIV-negative serostatus
• Couple has been together for at least 3 months
• The use of at least one of the following substances in the past 30 days (only one partner): marijuana, cocaine/crack, amphetamines, ecstasy, GHB, ketamine, nitrates, prescriptionn drug misuse
• At least one member of the couple, in the past 30 days, had condomless anal sex (CAS) with a casual partner and/or CAS with a non-monogamous or serodiscordant main partner.
• Both members must be able to communicate in English
• Both members must reside in the NYC metro area

You may not qualify if…

• Either member of the couple reports IPV, which is defined as serious physical or sexual violence that occurs outside the context of consensual bondage or sado-masochistic sexual play, which results in concerns of safety.
• Inconsistencies between information provided in the eligibility screener and the in-person meeting or any issues that might hinder participation. The couple may also be deemed ineligible if participant responses are sufficiently inconsistent to call into question the validity of their individual responses
• The couple reports a sero-concordant HIV-positive serostatus
• Unstable, serious psychiatric symptoms (assessed at Baseline)
• Currently suicidal/homicidal
• Evidence of gross cognitive impairment

Where it is running

• Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training — New York, New York, United States

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