Expanding the Potential of Couples HIV Testing: Adjunct Modules to Reduce Drug Use Among Vulnerable Male Couples
Running, not enrolling · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Substance Use, HIV Infections
In brief
This study utilizes a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the efficacy of two intervention components for couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC): a communication skills training video and a substance use module. Participants are randomized in a full-factorial design to one of 4 conditions: CHTC as usual; CHTC + communication skills training videos; CHTC + substance use module; or CHTC plus both adjunct components.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05000866
- Run by
- Hunter College of City University of New York
- People needed
- 484
- Starts
- 2021-10-13
- Expected to finish
- 2026-05-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-12-16
Who can join
Age: 17 and older, up to 29. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- · Have a main partner who is another male and have been in a relationship for 3 month or longer
- One participant must be between 17 and 29; Main partner can be any age above 17.
- One participant must be HIV negative (as confirmed by rapid test)
- One participant must have used at least 1 drug in the past 90 days (cocaine/crack, opiates, misuse of prescription medication, stimulants, psychedelics, ecstasy, ketamine, GHB)
- One participant must have engaged in Transmission Risk Behavior (TRB) in the past 90 days
- o Defined as Condom-less Anal Sex (CAS) with a casual partner and/or CAS with a non-monogamous or serodiscordant main partner
- Live in the NYC or Detroit metropolitan area
- Speak English
You may not qualify if…
- · Any signs of serious mental illness or cognitive deficit
- History of IPV with their main partner and safety concerns in the current relationship.
Where it is running
- University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Hunter College — New York, New York, United States
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