Randomized controlled pilot trial to test the feasibility and efficacy of a brief intervention with app-based messaging to reduce sexual risk behavior and heavy drinking among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino MSM.
This study seeks to develop and provide an initial test of a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use and sex risk behavior among Black and Latino men who have sex with men \[BLMSM\]. The study seeks to recruit BLMSM who are non-monogamous, not currently on pre-exposure prophylaxis \[PrEP\], have engaged in condomless anal intercourse over the past 6 months, who have engaged in heavy drinking defined as \>14 drinks per week or at least 1 heavy drinking episode (5+ drinks on a single occasion) in the past month. All participants will complete baseline measures about past month behavior and if eligible will be assigned to the intervention condition or an assessment only condition. The intervention consists of a single brief video-conferencing intervention coupled with 4 weeks of mobile-messaging related to individualized goals about alcohol use and sexual behavior. Follow-up assessments are scheduled for 4 weeks after baseline (upon completion of the mobile-messaging component of the intervention) and 2 months after baseline. Primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and mobile-messaging components. Secondary outcomes are changes in frequency of condomless anal intercourse and heavy drinking episodes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
The intervention is a brief, motivational video-conferencing intervention followed by four weeks of app-based, interactive mobile messages to reduce heavy episodic drinking and sexual risk behavior (condomless anal intercourse) among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RECRUITINGModified Daily Drinking Questionnaire - Heavy Drinking Episodes
Number of heavy drinking episodes NIAAA criteria (5+ drinks)
Time frame: Past 30 days
Sexual Behavior - Extended Survey - Condomless Anal Intercourse
Frequency of condomless anal intercourse. This is an open ended question where the Participant reports the frequency of condomless anal intercourse over the past 30 days.
Time frame: Past 30 days
Goal Systems Assessment Battery - Alcohol
Ratings of self-regulatory capacities related to reducing alcohol use. Items are 5-point Likert scale. There are 4 subscales utilized including planning, monitoring, self-efficacy and value. Higher scores indicates better outcomes.
Time frame: Past 30 days
Goal Systems Assessment Battery - Condom Use
Ratings of self-regulatory capacities related to using condoms. Items are 5-point Likert scale. There are 4 subscales utilized including planning, monitoring, self-efficacy and value. Higher scores indicates better outcomes.
Time frame: Past 30 days
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire
8-item Client Satisfaction Questionnaire answered on a 4-point scale. Mean scale score is 1-4. Higher scores reflect a better outcome.
Time frame: 2 months post-baseline
Intervention Acceptability Ratings
10-item Acceptability Measure of the overall intervention answered on a 5-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree) used to assess the acceptability of the video-conferencing brief intervention and the mobile messages. Mean scale range is 1-5. Higher scores reflect a better outcome.
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Time frame: 2 months post-baseline