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Expanding the Potential of Couples HIV Testing: Adjunct Modules to Reduce Drug Use Among Vulnerable Male Couples

Expanding the Potential of Couples HIV Testing: Adjunct Modules to Reduce Drug Use Among Vulnerable Male Couples

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17-29 years
Male
Phase N/A
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Overview

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.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • · 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
      • 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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • · Any signs of serious mental illness or cognitive deficit
    • History of IPV with their main partner and safety concerns in the current relationship.

Study details
    Substance Use
    HIV Infections

NCT05000866

Hunter College of City University of New York

27 January 2024

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