This pilot study goal is to compare two different treatments to help HIV positive patients reduce their concurrent drinking and non-injection drug use.
The goal of this study is to compare the effects of brief motivational interviewing with participation in HealthCall to brief motivational interviewing alone on non-injection drug and alcohol use. HealthCall involves 2-3 minutes of daily smartphone use to track drug use, drinking behaviors and other aspects of health, followed by personalized feedback in a graph after 30 and 60 days of using the smartphone.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
47
HealthCall is a technology-based enhancement to brief MI to improve behavior outcomes. It is introduced to patients by the study counselor at the end of the MI session.
Motivational Interviewing is a client-centered counseling approach for eliciting behavior change.
The New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York, New York, United States
Mean Number of Days Used Primary Drug (NumDU)
This outcome was derived from a Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) completed at the end of the intervention (day 60).
Time frame: 60 days
Mean Dollar Amount Spent Per Day on Primary Drug (QuantU)
This outcome was derived from a Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) completed at the end of the intervention (day 60).
Time frame: 60 days
Mean Number of Drinking Days (NumDD)
This outcome was derived from a Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) completed at the end of the intervention (day 60).
Time frame: 60 days
Mean Number of Drinks Per Day (QuantDD)
This outcome was derived from a Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) completed at the end of the intervention (day 60).
Time frame: 60 days
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